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Title: Stern Words
Post by: MuadDib85 on October 28, 2009, 12:03:07 AM: Does Stern words let you return it to hand after you reconcile or before?

eg. Nazgul rings let you return bearer to hand after you reconcile, so you can have 9+ cards for your next turn..

Is stern words the same or do you return it to hand before reconciling?
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: TheJord on October 28, 2009, 02:54:30 AM: You would take it into hand after reconciling
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: MuadDib85 on October 28, 2009, 04:47:54 AM: That is awesome then!

So every turn you could play 4x stern words and not get choked from them at all.

End your turn with 12 cards for the next shadow phase... This sounds pretty good to me.

I always thought that there would have to be a negative effect for this card.. Maybe not.
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: Kralik on October 28, 2009, 06:48:01 AM: Well, let's say you play 4 cards in your next Shadow phase, and have 8 cards in hand. You could still choke...
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: TheJord on October 28, 2009, 07:06:45 AM: As Kralik says, 4 cards after you Shadow reconcile will be Stern Words
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: MuadDib85 on October 28, 2009, 07:36:21 AM: Oh yeah I see.
Thanks guys.

Maybe I'll re-think putting 4x copies in.. 1 or 2 could be nice though.
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: jdizzy001 on October 28, 2009, 04:59:48 PM: wait, I thought you couldn't have more than 8 cards in your hand at one time
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: TheJord on October 28, 2009, 05:23:19 PM: Not true, as that would make cards like Ithil Stone and Bent on Discovery pointless. When you reconcile, you always end up with 8 cards in hand
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: legolas3333 on October 29, 2009, 04:32:07 AM: 2 stern words is the max for me... same principle as G for Grand
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: Elessar's Socks on October 29, 2009, 09:15:38 AM: Not to forget Isildur, Heir of Elendil for the mythical 9th card! 8-)
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: TheJord on October 29, 2009, 05:25:10 PM: Heir of Elendil is a seriously underused cycling gem
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: jdizzy001 on October 29, 2009, 09:13:14 PM: Quote from: legolas3333 on October 29, 2009, 04:32:07 AM
2 stern words is the max for me... same principle as G for Grand
I'm all about the G for Grand! x4 all the way
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: Kralik on October 31, 2009, 08:39:33 AM: Combine Isildur, Heir of Elendil, Stern Words, Ithil Stone, AND Bent on Discovery and start keeping a hand of 12+ cards.... ;)
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: TheJord on October 31, 2009, 12:01:48 PM: Then I play Man of Bree
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: Kralik on October 31, 2009, 04:38:52 PM: Quote from: TheJord on October 31, 2009, 12:01:48 PM
Then I play Man of Bree

Aiiieeeeee!

Well, but assume all Stern Words are replayed and some other Freeps cards to boot.
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: Not a Zombie on November 01, 2009, 08:06:00 AM: imagine this... 4x g for grand, 4x stern words, and 4x mountain homestead XD +20 str too all your dwarves if there are no burdens
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: legolas3333 on November 01, 2009, 09:47:03 AM: and i say... Tempest of War + Our Foes Are Weak!
Title: Re: Stern Words
Post by: jdizzy001 on November 01, 2009, 01:01:42 PM: That's the nature of the game. No matter what you do, with a few exceptions, there is always a way around it.