Rules for 8 December 2004

Your Rules for Wednesday, December 8, 2004

Shrine to Daikoku's effect on A Favor Returned

If I use Shrine to Daikoku's effect on A Favor Returned, will it produce 4 gold for holdings?

Yes. Shrine to Daikoku increase the amount of gold the holding produces by 1 whenever the holding produces gold.

Shosuro Infiltrator + Wedge

Situation: I Wedge the 3F/1C Scorpion Clan Samurai created from Shosuro Infiltrator(SI). Questionable results: Wedge destroys the Samurai when the battle ends. Since it has been ruled that Bayushi Kwanchai Exp. can negate a Scorpion Clan personality's death from Wedge and since the timing on the final effects of SI and Wedge conflict ("remove from game" and "unable to target" both happen "after the battle ends,") can I choose to have the "remove from game" effect happen before the "unable to target" effect and keep the 3F/1C Scorpion Clan Samurai permanently? If so can I finish the rest of SI's effect and return it to play attached to the original personality?

Since when does Shosuro Infiltrator target anything? Cards don't have to target themselves to use their own abilities that can't target someone else instead. There isn't any choice in the matter with a clear self-reference, so there is no targeting decision.

Wedge can't prevent the infiltrator from removing itself from the game.

Latomu times 2

If I egg Latomu Exp, do I get two ranged attacks when I move in?

Yes. Both Latomu XP. and Egg of Latomu each gives your Unicorn Clan Personalities an additional line of ability text. They will each have TWO identical but distinct abilities.

if so can I combine them?

No. The Rulebook explicitly prohibits this:

"Each card may add only one attack to the total; a card cannot combine ranged attacks with itself." (Diamond Edition Rulebook, "Making Ranged Attacks," page 90)

can I fire them consecutively, or must I use them as simultaneous ranged attacks?

You can't do either. They are completely separate Reactions. You play them just like any other Reactions, playing one Reaction to the given trigger and then passing priority to the next player until to circles the board and comes back to you, at which point you can use your next Reaction.

Typically, you'll get this:

Me: Shoot something with ability #1 on Personality A. Your turn. Opponent: Pass Me: Shoot something with ability #2 on Personality A. Your turn. Opponent: Pass Me: Shoot something with ability #1 on Personality B. Your turn. Opponent: Pass Me: Shoot something with ability #2 on Personality B. Your turn.

Etc.

Same set of questions with the interaction of his exp and his normal.

Latomu nonexp. would gain the ability granted by Latomu XP. When the trigger comes up, you choose which Reaction to play and play it. You can play the other Reactions as priority passes back to you from the other players.

Just make sure you don't use the "Bow for a Range 4" Reaction before you use the "Range 3 without bowing" Reaction. You still can't use abilities on bowed cards, and the ability Latomu XP. grants is considered to be on the Unicorns using it. So it you bow to play your first Reaction, you won't be eligible to take your second Reaction.

That should cover everything from Wednesday. If I missed your question, please repost it with the flag [RULES] as part of your Clear and Distinct subject line. I'll get back to you at the first opportunity.