If I am able to return Koutetsu Meiyo into my hand, thus making it face down, will it 'forget' that it already gained me honor this game and allow me to use its ability again? I say no, since it explicity states '' first time each game'' but, I would like to know.
Koutetsu Meiyo returned to hand
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If I am able to return Koutetsu Meiyo into my hand, thus making it face down [and out-of-play], will it 'forget' that it already gained me honor this game and allow me to use its ability again?
I added the bit in brackets above; it, like being face-down, is a given for being in your hand, but it's equally pertinent.
On: Koutetsu Meiyo
I say no, since it explicity states '' first time each game'' but, I would like to know.
But the answer is "Yes, Koutestsu Meiyo would gain you the Honor again if you returned it to your hand and re-attached it."
The Tracking Rule will indeed cause it to "forget" that it had ever been in play this game. Imagine if the Koutetsu was not Unique. Should you return it to your hand or deck, it could no longer be tracked in such an area (face-down and out-of-play), so there is no way it could be verified that the next one you played should or should not gain you Honor if you still had to abide by the restriction on its trait. This is the reason for the Tracking Rule, and it applies to all cards, Unique or not, for the sake of consistency.
On: Koutetsu Meiyo