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A player, 5 June 2007
1) If I manage to give the shadowlands trait to an opponent' s personality, is it considered he has played a shadowlans card ?
2) And if he ever
a) assign this shadowlands personality
b) target it with an action
c) play an action written on it
Is it considered he has played a shadowlands card ?
3) If I play "embrace the darkness" on a personnality in one of his provinces and he puts its into play during the dynasty phase, is it considered he has played a shadowlands card ?
thanks
Zen Faulkes (rules official), 5 June 2007
If I manage to give the shadowlands trait to an opponent' s personality, is it considered he has played a shadowlans card? And if he ever assign this shadowlands personality, target it with an action, play an action written on it Is it considered he has played a shadowlands card?
No. "Play" with regards to a Personality means put into play.
If I play "embrace the darkness" on a personnality in one of his provinces and he puts its into play during the dynasty phase, is it considered he has played a shadowlands card?
Yes.