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Title: Action-Reaction Unit?
Post by: Ludanto on March 16, 2007, 11:54:12 PM
Hey, maybe I'm just dense, but I totally don't get this.

Apparently, Tony says that you can't stake/split between your Action and your Reaction, that they are a whole unit and staking/splitting can only happen before the Action or after the Reaction. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19894.0 (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19894.0)

Having looked at the rules on page 25, I totally don't see it.  As a matter of fact, it would seem that the opposite is true.

The last paragraph actually says that that you can't stake/split during a reaction, and that you can only stake/split immediately before or after your action.

I mean, if Tony says it's so, then it's so, but I'm sure that it will come up if I introduce this game to friends, and they're going to want to see the rules.

Any insight on this?  Is there any reason why the rules are better this way?
Title: Re: Action-Reaction Unit?
Post by: Ludanto on March 16, 2007, 11:55:29 PM
Bah!  Stupid post-a-majig!  One of these has got to go.  Sorry.
Title: Re: Action-Reaction Unit?
Post by: Stefan / 1of3 on March 17, 2007, 02:27:43 PM
The problem I see is that during a reaction only the die can be rolled that was used during the action. If I could split the '5' I rolled during my action, the option to react would be quite worthless for my opponents.
Title: Re: Action-Reaction Unit?
Post by: Ludanto on March 17, 2007, 07:29:06 PM
I'm not sure if that makes any difference.  The questions isn't whether or not I can split before the other players can react, but whether or not I can split before I react.
Title: Re: Action-Reaction Unit?
Post by: Ludanto on March 17, 2007, 07:36:27 PM
Sorry, just now thought of this...

I was thinking that it was: Stake/Split > Action > Reaction > Stake/Split > Other Players' Reactions

But maybe it should be: Stake/Split > Action > Reaction > Other Players' Reactions > Stake/Split

Is the latter more correct?
Title: Re: Action-Reaction Unit?
Post by: TonyLB on March 18, 2007, 09:00:30 AM
The latter is, indeed, more correct.
Title: Re: Action-Reaction Unit?
Post by: Ludanto on March 18, 2007, 11:44:43 AM
Thanks!

Great game, but gawd-awful difficult to puzzle out from the text sometimes :)
Title: Re: Action-Reaction Unit?
Post by: TonyLB on March 20, 2007, 08:11:12 AM
Yeah ... sorry 'bout that.  Still honing my skills as a designer and writer, I'm afraid.  Probably always will be.