[proposal] 'New' play area

I don't believe we need a new area either. However, we could make it a rule that all cards stay in play as long as they affect the game state. That would open a new design space for burning transient cards after they have been played.

To leave cards in play would impact several things (Reality Mirror, Spiritual Guidance, etc), that's why I proposed it as a new subarea of the ash heap - this way it would not change any existing mechanics, but it would help to clarifiy the game state and could still open a new design space for future cards.

Ankha wrote:

Correct. Only action cards are in limbo, waiting for resolution. All other cards are resolved immediately.

We could make change the rules so that cards that have an ongoing effect on the game state (such as carrion crows, etc) would be in limbo (kept in play) until the effect ends. This would make it easier to track game state. VTES has an awful lot of triggers and effects like this to track, and I feel that constantly checking and rechecking these to ensure you don't forget anything during the game will lead to slower play overall. Having things to help people track these in the heat of the game would probably make the game proceed more smoothly. People do this already, even though it isn't official.