Deflection vs Enough Talk!

L5R CCG Rules board, 12 September 2009

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A player, 12 September 2009

Relevant Text: Enough Talk! Iaijutsu Reaction: Before the resolution of a Political action performed by a Personality, target your unbowed Samurai: He challenges the other Personality. Destroy the duel's loser. If your Samurai wins the duel, the Political action's effects do not happen.Deflection Political This card has -1 Gold Cost for each Courtier you control. Reaction: When another player's action would target one of your Personalities: Choose another one of your Personalities at the same location. The action targets him instead, if legal. The situation is this: My Bayushi Kurumi (she has a printed political ability) targets somebody with her action. My opponent plays Enough Talk! as a reaction.

*Can I play Deflection to redirect the Enough Talk! to duel a different one of my personalities? (I assume no since Enough Talk! doesn't target)

*Can I play Enough Talk! to react to an opponent playing Deflection? (I also assume no since Deflection doesn't have any personalities performing it).

I just want to verify these answers. Thank you!

Brook Cunningham (rules official), 12 September 2009

*Can I play Deflection to redirect the Enough Talk! to duel a different one of my personalities? (I assume no since Enough Talk! doesn't target)

*Can I play Enough Talk! to react to an opponent playing Deflection? (I also assume no since Deflection doesn't have any personalities performing it).

You assume correctly in both cases. The answer to both questions is "no".