Official Rulings - September 17, 2003
Section 3: Specific Cards - O

Q. The wording for OFFICIAL VISIT is, "the two kings swap positions, provided that it places niether of them in check." If you have more than one King, then the word "the" is improper. We assumed it means one of your Kings may swap places with one of your opponent's Kings. Is this corrent?

A. Yes.

Q. If you have multiple Kings, are you still not allowed to leave one of them in check after using OFFICIAL VISIT? According to the rules of HEIR, "you can now leave one of your Kings in check ..." So, by extension, shouldn't you be allowed to leave one of your swapped Kings in check?

A. Except that card text overrides this rule, even if it would be "okay" given the backup King. So, yes, you are still not allowed to leave one of them in check.

Q. I've played CONFABULATION to merge two Pawns. If I play ANNEXATION, can I move this piece twice, or once and move another Pawn, or once only? Does it move forward two squares if I play ONSLAUGHT?

A. It is only one piece, so it can be moved once (along with a separate pawn) with ANNEXATION, and it moves forward one square (if possible) with ONSLAUGHT.