From:	Norman McLeod <mcleodn@***********.NET>
Subject:	Re: Tattics: Scatter
Date:	Fri, 10 Jul 1998 12:51:48 -0400

>> Problem 2... I have 4 runners with 4 body on each. The challenge does
>> 16 points of damage... Killing all of my runners. Can I T:S one runner
>> so he takes 1 point of damage and split the damage to the other runners
>> even though that would be assigning more damage then their body rating?
>
>No -- the damage is divided *evenly* between all Runners. In this case,
>you'd be better off using Tactics: Converge (which dumps all damage from
>a source onto one particular Runner).
>
>Sorry Matt, but you're wrong (about T:S, not T:C). Recheck the example.
> there's only one glitch I think : you can play T:S on the TR, but I
>*think* that the damage must also be put on *legal* targets. Since all
>runners have accumulated all possible damage they can withstand, the
>damage will stay on the TR.

I don't think so, cards like Tactics: Converge and Tactics: Scatter break
the rules. In these cases, the damage is divided evenly between runners no
matter their current body.

>Here's a related question: if some of the runners had armor and the
>player put a T:S on a runner, will the armor count to resist the damage
>??

Yes, why wouldn't it?