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02 Dec 2011 21:42 #16868 by Hakuron

Question on "Life Boon" was created by Hakuron

This might be a trivial one:

Life Boon
Master: out-of-turn. Boon
Give pool to a Methuselah with no pool to keep him or her in the game; put this card in play.
During each of his or her untap phases, you can collect 1 pool from that Methuselah. The first victory point that the Methuselah wins is given to you (unless you are ousted by then). This Life Boon is then burned.

The question is: Is a methuselah, who is ousted due to pool damage, always at 0 (zero) pool, or can it be less?
Example: Peter is at 2 pool. Catherine bleeds Peter successfully for 6. Is Peter then at 0 (zero) pool or at -4 (minus four) pool?

I assume, that a methuselah cannot have less than 0 (zero) pool, so that in the example given above only 1 (one) pool has to be spent via Life Boon to keep Peter in the game.

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02 Dec 2011 21:47 #16871 by Ankha

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Hakuron wrote:
This might be a trivial one:

Life Boon
Master: out-of-turn. Boon
Give pool to a Methuselah with no pool to keep him or her in the game; put this card in play.
During each of his or her untap phases, you can collect 1 pool from that Methuselah. The first victory point that the Methuselah wins is given to you (unless you are ousted by then). This Life Boon is then burned.

The question is: Is a methuselah, who is ousted due to pool damage, always at 0 (zero) pool, or can it be less?
Example: Peter is at 2 pool. Catherine bleeds Peter successfully for 6. Is Peter then at 0 (zero) pool or at -4 (minus four) pool?

I assume, that a methuselah cannot have less than 0 (zero) pool, so that in the example given above only 1 (one) pool has to be spent via Life Boon to keep Peter in the game.

Thanks

Check the "All Rulings" link in the Rules section to the left, go to Life Boon, you'll have your answer.

www.vekn.net/index.php/all-rulings/card-rulings-g-to-o

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02 Dec 2011 21:55 - 02 Dec 2011 21:55 #16878 by Ankha

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Hakuron wrote:
I assume, that a methuselah cannot have less than 0 (zero) pool,

Physically, you're right. For the maths, consider he or she has negative pool.

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02 Dec 2011 21:59 #16880 by Hakuron

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Thank you, I have not been that much aware of the "All Rulings" section ... :blush:

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02 Dec 2011 22:25 #16890 by Haze

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an easier way to think of it:
they're not going down to 0 pool, and then back up. you're giving them pool before they take the hit so they never get to 0 pool. so if player A is at 2 pool and is bled for 3, you have to give them at least 2 pool, which happens before the 3 is subtracted.