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Can I play Game of Sincerity on my personality, and target the same personality with the effect?
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Political Battle: Dishonor your target unbowed Personality: Dishonor a target Personality. His controller loses 2 Honor. Neither Personality contributes Force in this battle's resolution.
Thanks, Mark
Can I play Game of Sincerity on my personality, and target the same personality with the effect?
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Political Battle: Dishonor your target unbowed Personality: Dishonor a target Personality. His controller loses 2 Honor. Neither Personality contributes Force in this battle's resolution.
Thanks, Mark
Yes.
Although the following found in the Glossary entry for Target:
When multiple targets are chosen simultaneously, the same target cannot be chosen twice.
it doesn't apply since the targets are not chosen simultaneously, because of the following under Required targeting:
All targets are designated in the order described, including simultaneously if a number of targets are indicated by a number (such as, “target two Holdings.”) Targeting in the constraints block happens before targeting described in the effects block.