Merrick's Key Points | Phallen's Key Points |
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From these facts we have | the following results: |
1. WK, Lord of the Nazgul wins a skirmish | 1. Gimli, Sprinter wins a skirmish |
2. The wound is placed on the character that the WK is skirmishing - including all responses to placing that wound | 2. The wound is placed on the character that Gimli is skirmishing - including all responses to placing that wound |
3. Then the WK optional ability is used, "Each time the Witch-King wins a skirmish, you may exert him to wound the Ring-bearer twice." | 3. Then Gimli's optional ability is used, "Each time the Gimli wins a skirmish, you may add a threat to wound a minion (or wound a hunter minion twice)." |
4. Exertion token is placed on the WK to pay the cost of the action | 4. Threat is added to pay the cost of the action, the FP decides to wound a hunter minion twice |
5. The target is the Ring-bearer, who at this time happens to be Frodo | 5. The target is a hunter minion, who at this time is selected to be Gorbag |
6. First wound is placed on the exhausted Frodo | 6. First wound is placed on the exhausted Gorbag |
7. Required responses and actions to the character death (Frodo goes into the dead pile, threats trigger (if any), etc.) | 7. Required responses and actions to the character death (Gorbag goes into the dead pile, etc.) |
8. Sam's game text (optional response) comes into play. "Response: If Frodo dies, make Sam the Ring-Bearer (resistance 5)." Sam is now the Ring-bearer | 8. For the sake of simplicity, neither player has any optional repsonses |
9. NOW we complete the action that was started by the WK winning the skirmish. Is there a character with the loaded Keyword "Ring-bearer" in play? Frodo is not a valid target - he is in the dead pile and not in play. Sam has the Keyword Ring-bearer. Why would he not be a valid target for it since the WK targets "the Ring-bearer"? | 9. NOW we complete the action that was started by Gimli winning the skirmish. Is there a minion with the loaded Keyword "hunter" in play? Gorbag is not a valid target - he is in the discard pile and not in play. Shagrat has the Keyword hunter. Why would he not be a valid target for it since Gimli targets "a hunter minion"? |
10. Sam is wounded by the WK and dies | 10. Shagrat is wounded by Gimli and dies |
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