From:	Jon Palmer <jmp225@***.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Another trick question.
Date:	Thu, 16 Apr 1998 19:15:31 -0400

>Both Runners and Challenges may have Armor, indicated in parentheses as
>A and a number (for example, A2). Some Gear cards can be played on a
>Runner to modify his Armor Rating, or to provide unarmored Runners with
>Armor. Armor provided by Gear cards is indicated two ways. The first is
>as A + a number, for example, A + 1. In this case, a Runner with Armor
>increases the rating of that Armor by 1, and a Runner without Armor
>receives an Armor Rating of 1. Armor provided by Gear cards may also be
>indicated as A and a number (for example, A1). In this case, the Armor
>provided by the Gear is not cumulative with any other Armor. If a
>Runner has Armor of A1 and is holding a Vehicle card that provides
>Armor of A2, the Runner is protected by an Armor Rating of 2.
><END QUOTE>
>
>Now all this says is that the armor of the vehicle prevails over the one of the
>runner, not that you get to choose. Maybe there is a ruling that I don't know
>of, but until there I'll stick to my first opinion, Torgo's armor is bye bye...

I think you missed the point here. It's not that the vehicle's armor
override's Torgo's; rather, the higher armor always wins out. I mean, that
makes sense, doesn't it?

Jon Palmer