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[MarcinS]

Sword of Minas Morgul (1U225) fails to discard a possession.

The reason is that the Filter on the ChooseAndDiscardCardsFromPlay Effect is incorrect. If you look at Black Flail (8R70), you can see how the Filter should be specified. I've verified that fixing this will fix the problem.

Fixed (after restart):
- "Sword of Minas Morgul" should now correctly discard the possession from character in the skirmish.

[MarcinS]

Thank you for all the reports for crashed games. The issues I found will be fixed after next restart:
- "Rallying Call" should no longer cause the game to crash, if an FP character dies and there were threats.

[ramolnar]

Marcin, I think this game crashed due to Rallying Call, as you said above, but I'll add it to check. It crashed at site 7 after I used Enquea to kill Denethor with 6 threat damage.

http://www.gempukku.com/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=ramolnar$wuipp1gizd40den1

[sgtdraino]

Okay, here's an odd one:

We played a recent game where my opponent had Eowyn, Northwoman. His ring-bearer was Frodo. I played The Balrog, Demon of Might, which says it cannot be assigned to skirmish companions of strength 6 or less. My opponent was able to use Eowyn's text to assign The Balrog to Frodo, even though he had strength 6. Gemp allowed him to complete the skirmish, even though that was not a legal assignment. Eowyn was canceling The Balrog's keywords, but his game text that forbids the assignment should have still been in effect.

Also, Birthday Present: The card specifies a requirement that the player must choose two events with different card titles. Gemp allowed my opponent to choose only one event (the only one in the discard pile) and retrieve it.

Melilot Brandybuck and Desperate Defense of the Ring: This was a while back, but I want to say my opponent was able to use Brandybuck to avoid both the burden and the discarding. I don't think this should be possible, since DDotR presents a choice of two outcomes, which the player must fulfill one of to the furthest extent possible. Unless I'm mistaken, if Brandybuck prevents the burden, then the player should be required to discard the 3 cards instead. This is similar to things like the Boromir ring-bearer playing a card to prevent one of his skirmish triggers, but then being required to satisfy the other one.

[ket_the_jet]

Also, Birthday Present: The card specifies a requirement that the player must choose two events with different card titles. Gemp allowed my opponent to choose only one event (the only one in the discard pile) and retrieve it.

This is actually fair game. If there is only one event in the discard pile, Birthday Present retrieves it. It is specified in the CRD.
-wtk

[hsiale]

A game between me and lockbearer froze (GameID 2716), refreshing doesn't help. It's a league game so we can't cancel it.

Edit: At least concede game button worked. Game link: http://www.gempukku.com/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=hsiale$jkxulpr9cn62jz6l - it froze just after I played Cirion and wanted to move

[neopium]

Hi MarcinS,

I play with Gorgoroth Assassin and I have noticed on gemp that when I have two in game and I can spot either an engine or a site I control, I cannot assign them both to the same companion. Is this a bug or a rule I didn't get?

Kind regards.

PS: being a developer myself, congrats on the gemp site, it's a great work!

[Ringbearer]

Hi MarcinS,

I play with Gorgoroth Assassin and I have noticed on gemp that when I have two in game and I can spot either an engine or a site I control, I cannot assign them both to the same companion. Is this a bug or a rule I didn't get?

Kind regards.

PS: being a developer myself, congrats on the gemp site, it's a great work!

Its a rule. Unless defender +x, one cnanot mutiple assign minions. Only if both players pass assigning and there are leftovers, then doubles can be made.

[bibfortuna25]

Even if the companion is defender +1, the Shadow player can't double up the Assassin on him. Assignment actions are ALWAYS one-to-one, no exceptions. If the second Assassin isn't assigned via his action, then FP can put him on the defender +1 guy if he wants.

[MarcinS]

Okay, here's an odd one:

We played a recent game where my opponent had Eowyn, Northwoman. His ring-bearer was Frodo. I played The Balrog, Demon of Might, which says it cannot be assigned to skirmish companions of strength 6 or less. My opponent was able to use Eowyn's text to assign The Balrog to Frodo, even though he had strength 6. Gemp allowed him to complete the skirmish, even though that was not a legal assignment. Eowyn was canceling The Balrog's keywords, but his game text that forbids the assignment should have still been in effect.

Also, Birthday Present: The card specifies a requirement that the player must choose two events with different card titles. Gemp allowed my opponent to choose only one event (the only one in the discard pile) and retrieve it.

Melilot Brandybuck and Desperate Defense of the Ring: This was a while back, but I want to say my opponent was able to use Brandybuck to avoid both the burden and the discarding. I don't think this should be possible, since DDotR presents a choice of two outcomes, which the player must fulfill one of to the furthest extent possible. Unless I'm mistaken, if Brandybuck prevents the burden, then the player should be required to discard the 3 cards instead. This is similar to things like the Boromir ring-bearer playing a card to prevent one of his skirmish triggers, but then being required to satisfy the other one.

1. Eowyn, Northwoman - are you sure it was underground? I'd need a game replay link for this.
2. Birthday Present - if there is only one unique-named SHIRE event, then it is going to be retrieved.
3. Melilot Brandybuck and Desperate Defense of the Ring - you are incorrect, the rule is "If the effect of a card or special ability requires you to choose one of two different actions, you must choose an action that you are fully capable of performing (if possible)." He was perfectly capable of adding a burden, and once the choice was made prevented the burden. I think you are mistaking the "do X or Y" effect with "do X unless you do Y", in which case, if you choose to do Y, but prevent it, the X will be done. This is not the case in Desperate Defense of the Ring, if so, it would be worded in the following way - "... discards 3 cards, unless he adds a burden".

[MarcinS]

I play with Gorgoroth Assassin and I have noticed on gemp that when I have two in game and I can spot either an engine or a site I control, I cannot assign them both to the same companion. Is this a bug or a rule I didn't get?

The rule for it is:
"Many assignment actions assign a minion to a companion. You cannot do this unless both of them are unassigned."

[sgtdraino]

1. Eowyn, Northwoman - are you sure it was underground? I'd need a game replay link for this.

It may not have been. After I made this post, I realized that the assignment requirement on the Balrog is only in effect Underground, where previously I had misread the card and thought it was in effect all the time. I don't remember whether or not the skirmish in question was Underground, but at this point I'll give gemp the benefit of the doubt and say the error was more likely mine.

Thanks for the clarifications on the other stuff.

[bibfortuna25]

Had a bug today where Brooding on Tomorrow worked even when the FP reconciled at the end of the turn. That should not happen.

[MarcinS]

Had a bug today where Brooding on Tomorrow worked even when the FP reconciled at the end of the turn. That should not happen.

Why it should not. The rules say in the Regroup phase summary  - "The Free Peoples player chooses to move again if his move limit allows (returning to the Shadow phase), or to reconcile and end his turn."

So the reconcile happens in regroup phase and before the end of turn. I do agree that it's probably not with the spirit of the card, but it's definitely as the card (and rules) say.

[Floydos]

Ugluk´s Sword, Weapon of Control preventing wounding to bearer even when no site is controled.

http://www.gempukku.com/gemp-lotr/game.html?replayId=Khamul$j0q5fizuqckp1hic