From:	Travis Phillips <tmphill@******.COM>
Subject:	Re: Wanted--Fame--Kromagnus
Date:	Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:53:39 -0600

The answers to the fame/Kromagnus questions were all unanimous, but...
>
> (Ryan Smith) wrote:
> >
> > I have a question about *Wanted*. My friend keeps insisting that he can put
> > gear cards on it before i fight the runner so it benefits him. I thought
> > Wanted Immeditley activates at the very begininng of the Legwork phase?
From Jayden:
Since things that happen in your legwork phase happen at any time and in
no particular order. I can deploy gear... go to a location... deploy
more gear... use a contact... visit another location. There is time
before the wanted fight happens that you can dump gear onto the wanted
runner. Unless (I don't have the card infront of me) the Wanted card
says that the combat happens very first thing durring your legowork
phase. If it doesn't then I would say yes you can gear up the happless
rocker and make him a force to be delt with.

<snip>
From Felix:
> 1st question: Gear can only be played on a Runner during the Runner´s
> controller´s legwork phase. Exceptions are Gear cards that can be played
> as a Stinger like the Walther Palm Pistol. Since Wanted! is played
> during your legwork phase only, your opponent can´t play normal Gear
> onto his Runner at this point. You may choose to fulfill the "contract"
> later, thereby giving him time to protect his Runners.
>
<more snip>

Wording on Wanted is ambiguous. "Play on target Runner. During their
Legwork phase, opponents may turn one Runner to attack target Runner..."
Does "their" refer to the target runner's owner's legwork phase, or to
the legwork phase of "opponents". You could argue either way, but I
think this question has come up before and FASA said that it is during
the opponents legwork phase. This would be more consistent with the
regular mechanics of the game in which there is very little you can do
with your runners during someone else's legwork phase (except special
abilities, etc). Therefore, the player with the wanted poster could not
play gear (except stingers, as Felix pointed out) on their runners to
beef them up because the bounty hunting action doesn't take place during
their legwork phase.

-pause-
Okay, I just checked the Unofficial Official FAQ and got:

Q1: Do you attack the Wanted! character during a) the WANTED!
character's player's legwork phase or b) the legwork phase of each
opponent (Attacking player)?
A1: The Attacking player turns his Runner to attack the Wanted! Runner
during the Attacking player's Legwork Phase, not during the Legwork
phase of the Wanted! Runner's owner. Wow! That's a mouthful!

Just more of my opinions,

Travis



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