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Pretty new to the CCG, and I have a quick question, is there a "Default" condition for what happens when a duel is won/lost. ie if you win the dual opponent is destroyed, and do you gain honor for destroying the opponent like in a battle or is it only the affects of what the card says, such as in Impromptu Duel.
I looked in the Lotus edition booklet and the online rules for the new Samurai edition but can't find anything.
any info would be great
(I)s there a "Default" condition for what happens when a duel is won/lost.
The rules are changing on that matter.
For cards printed before The Truest Test: Lotus rules, pg. 62: "The normal result of losing a duel is the destruction of that Personality. There is no normal result for winning a duel."
For cards printed in The Truest Test and beyond: Comprehensive Rules, Challenges and Duels: "There is no default consequence of winning or losing a duel."