From:	Steve Kramarsky <steve@***.COM>
Subject:	Re: Obscure Stuff from Fasa
Date:	Fri, 12 Sep 1997 16:27:12 -0400

Andrew wrote:

>> [FASA ruling that Security Camera + "Blindsided" allows opponent
>> play a challenge from HIS hand deleted]

>Did you mean "Obscure" in how it is handled or that you could not
>quite follow the answer. I actually found it the anwser to this
>question as something I did not like. The ruling goes completly
>against what the card text says. I think that they made the ruling
>maybe to keep "Joe" from lying about what he had in his hand. I would
>definatly think about lying if the only challenge in my hand was
>"Gaurdian Dracoform". I would like to see that this ruling be banned
>from any tournement play, because you have the "RuleMaster" there to
>make sure that "Joe" is not lying. Loki see if you can get FASA to
>recomment on this one.

I meant obscure in the sense that you could play test the game
forever and never come up with that situation again.

Anyway, I agree that the ruling is contrary to the card, but I think
it captures the "spirit" of the two cards in combination. As a practical
matter, what if I have two or more challenges in my hand? Who would
decide which one I have to face? And outside of a tournament how would
you know (as you pointed out) that I wasn't lying about the makeup
of my hand?

As for getting it changed, I doubt that will happen. I submitted this
question along with a few others and Jim answered the others first
but said he wanted to consult with Mike N. on the Security Cam issue.
He got back to me a few days later with the answer that I posted. So
I think this one may be protected from on high by the Prince of
Darkness.

Note one odd thing: Under these circumstances a player might begin
his phase with 8 cards in his hand -- if he was holding seven when
he got SC back -- and then draw to 9.

-Steve.