Anarch Convert

Found the answer to the question in the RTR 03/03/2018

RTR_03/03/2018 wrote:

As a consequence, you cannot self-contest a unique vampire or imbued anymore (per rule 4.1. Contested Cards): the crypt card has to stay in the uncontrolled region. Minions that have a replacement effect as they would come into play (eg., Anarch Convert) or that cannot be contested (eg., Jimmy Dunn) can still be played as before.

I must say that errata of the Anarch Convert would have been a much better solution than ruling that the optional "replacement effect" that it has is what makes the self contesting irrelevant....the "replacement effect" is only made available "as it enters play" and is not like library cards a "level"/function that the card is played at.
I find it illogical that the self contesting isn´t checked as part/at the time of deciding to move the card into play (where the optional "replacement effect" that it has is irrelevant), which would prevent it from being able to be played if one already had one in play.
Looks very much like one more of those rulings that are there siding with intent instead of following the written rules.

Similarly, Jimmy Dunn should also get errata to remove the two exceptions to the rule.
TOOOOO many exceptions to the written rules in this game......

kschaefer wrote:

The LSJ ruling is still valid.

My problem was, that the ruling didn't seem based on the actual rules. It was just pulled out of a hat.

As far as I would see, whether a card contests or not is a static check that is constantly in effect, therefore a card entering play (as anarch convert text literally says that it enters play before its ability can be used) it would immediately contest. LSJ ruled that it doesn't contest, but didn't in my opinion give convincing arguments why not.

(fun fact: there is no rule about self-contesting in the BCP rulebook, its only mentioned in a "tip" as if the rule was already common knowledge)

The issue in my opinion is that anarch convert doesn't have the word "instead" on it.

In my opinion the best solution would be if its text read:
"As anarch convert enters play, instead you may choose to remove it from the game to... blabla.."
This way you could choose that it doesnt enter play, and does its thing. And we wouldn't have to argue whether or not it has opportunity to do its thing. If it doesn't enter play, it cannot contest.

I think this same "instead" wording could be used in a variety of different problematic cards, such as first tradition.

Sure, there are other cases where this wording cannot be used and still creates an issue, such as whether or not you get to use Erliks blood-dispensing ability before it enters contest.