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A player, 28 May 2010
I've searched the forum for an answer and found many similar topics, but none referred to my problem strictly. The situation is as follows:
1. Units engage 2. I announce two Sneak Attacks as reactions to 1. 3. I play a Battle action 4. My opponent announces Reinforce the Gates as a reaction to 3.
The questions are: What's happening with the Battle action's effects from point 3 if there were more "Sneak Attacks" announced then "Reinforce the Gates"? Do they happen or not? If not, may I play another Battle action (due to the second Sneak Attack?)
Many thanks.
A player, 28 May 2010
What's happening with the Battle action's effects from point 3 if there were more "Sneak Attacks" announced then "Reinforce the Gates"?
Nothing. Multiple copies of Sneak Attack do not stack to give their player multiple opportunities to play Battle actions.
Battles, Combat Segment: "Multiple effects that change who gets the first opportunity to act are not cumulative. If the Attacker gets the first opportunity to act from two separate effects, he or she may not take two Battle actions before the Defender."
If not, may I play another Battle action (due to the second Sneak Attack?)
No. The only one effect of Sneak Attack is that the Attacker has the first opportunity to take a Battle action or pass during this battle. There is always only one such "first opportunity" per battle, even if multiples copies of Sneak Attack are played, and Reinforce the Gates is played after the announcement of the one Battle action taken to use this one first normal opportunity.