Plague Artifact Question...

[slagbeast 0]

Plague - Harms player.

Play at the start of any encounter and choose a player.
That player loses three ships of his choice to the warp (if possible)
and must discard one card of each type that he or she has in his hand
(such as attack, negotiate, artifact, flare, etc.).

Would the Morph card be considered it's own card type??

I'm thinking yes but would like a second opinion.

[Toomai 0]

I would say yes, if only because attacks and negotiates aren't considered under the blanket heading of "encounter cards".

[Podtrooper 0]

Toomai said:

I would say yes, if only because attacks and negotiates aren't considered under the blanket heading of "encounter cards".

 

I concur.

[Lizalfos 7]

 I believe in the rules it is listed under its own heading, meaning it is its own card type.  The card types are Artifact, Flare, Attack, Negotiate, Morph, Tech.

[crimhead 18]

Adam said:

The card types are Artifact, Flare, Attack, Negotiate, Morph, Tech.

...And Reinforcements.

[Podtrooper 0]

Adam said:

 

 I believe in the rules it is listed under its own heading, meaning it is its own card type.  The card types are Artifact, Flare, Attack, Negotiate, Morph, Tech.

 

 

The Plague card's text fixed a problem from previous editions of CE.  It states a "card of each type" and gives examples with the caveat of "etc", to make it useable should other card types come out in future expansions.

The Mayfair CE, for example, specifically named the types, and then when Reinforcements and Kickers came out in the expansion, there had to be errata to include them for Plague.  FFG (wisely) wrote it in such a way that Plague would work as written, regardless of expansion changes. 

For the purposes of Plague, both Attack and Negotiate are considered different 'types' even though they are both encounter cards, so I see the Morph following suit.

[whizzard 0]

Podtrooper said:

Adam said:

 

 I believe in the rules it is listed under its own heading, meaning it is its own card type.  The card types are Artifact, Flare, Attack, Negotiate, Morph, Tech.

 

 

The Plague card's text fixed a problem from previous editions of CE.  It states a "card of each type" and gives examples with the caveat of "etc", to make it useable should other card types come out in future expansions.

The Mayfair CE, for example, specifically named the types, and then when Reinforcements and Kickers came out in the expansion, there had to be errata to include them for Plague.  FFG (wisely) wrote it in such a way that Plague would work as written, regardless of expansion changes. 

For the purposes of Plague, both Attack and Negotiate are considered different 'types' even though they are both encounter cards, so I see the Morph following suit.

Right. I tried to do that in a number of places on the aliens as well, where past editions had simply referred to one specific alien, I tried to generalize the interactions a bit more, citing an alien or two as an example instead.

[Podtrooper 0]

KevinW said:

Right. I tried to do that in a number of places on the aliens as well, where past editions had simply referred to one specific alien, I tried to generalize the interactions a bit more, citing an alien or two as an example instead.

Those type of details have been noticed throughout, and appreciated.  It shows a dedication to doing it "right" we fans are thankful for.  That's also why I was glad to see FFG take over Talisman as well.  The BI revision was so error-ridden, I was dissapointed and had no expectation it would last.  These two games comprise my top 2 favorites of all time, and I'm glad they're in good hands.

(PS: More kissing up and gushing available on request)

[slagbeast 0]

or I could've read the bottom of pg.13 of the printed rules   THX for the input!!

[Anu3bis 0]

There's a danger in that - if so, then Hate can toss their Morph card and cause every other player to lose 3 ships of their choice.

There's no other Morph card in the game, so no one else can throw it.

 

 

[slagbeast 0]

Imagine once Hate gets his Flare & Morph!   eck!!