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Title: Dark Places
Post by: Gil-Estel on July 07, 2008, 12:55:32 AM

The card Dark Places let's me swap an opponent's site with an underground of the same number. In expanded play does this mean that the same number is the 5th of 6th or whatever site? Pre Shadows all sites had numbers.
So can I still play it the way I used to?

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: Malachi on July 07, 2008, 01:29:00 AM

Look into clarifications in Notes section in the DataBase. It only works in FOTR block :)

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: lem0nhead on July 07, 2008, 03:00:21 AM

Unless the card states "any" site 5 etc. like anduril fotw then its block specific.

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: Gil-Estel on July 07, 2008, 05:34:59 AM

it doesn't say any, but now you mentions FotW, it names a number. Site 5. You play any site 5. But here it says swap it for the same number. Why should it only be in fellowship block. Pathfinder isn't limited to fellowship block. Allies I can imagine, they work on a certain site, but this....anyone else's thoughts would be welcome!

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: lem0nhead on July 07, 2008, 05:37:19 AM

FOTW says "any site 5" dark places just says site 5. Its block specific. FOTW isnt.

Thats cos pathfinder doesnt reference a site number. Its all about site numbers. Thats why grimbold isnt as good as he would be if site numbers from blocks worked in all blocks.

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: Gil-Estel on July 07, 2008, 06:20:03 AM

that kinda sucks :D

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: lem0nhead on July 07, 2008, 06:22:02 AM

Haha yeah sorry, or grimbold would be awesome for getting plains out for javelins etc...

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: Elessar's Socks on July 07, 2008, 02:16:37 PM

The difference between "site 5" and "any site 5" is seriously splitting hairs. But yeah, that's the way it works (or doesn't work).

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: menace64 on July 07, 2008, 10:14:30 PM

A more important question is this: Why would you use Dark Places for the site text? The only real useful part of the card is the unique minion boost.

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: CCCORNIV on July 08, 2008, 05:03:00 AM

I guess if you wanted to play 2R73 Watcher In The Water it would be useful, but I would just play 5U22 Evil-Smelling Fens to make everything a marsh.

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: Thranduil on July 26, 2008, 07:28:15 PM

Actually, Dark Places would be pretty amazing if it worked on Shadows sites.

Thranduil

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: TheJord on July 27, 2008, 12:14:04 PM

Dark Places and Nelya in any deck would be super-broken

Title: Re: Dark Places
Post by: Gil-Estel on July 28, 2008, 07:38:21 AM

indeed...that was kinda the thought. Working on the 'Austrian Format' and wanted to have the possibility to swap sites. Dark Places would be great in more than 1 way....helas...