Official Rulings - November 28, 2007
Section 3: Specific Cards - R

Q. Can my opponent use REBIRTH to send my white-square Bishop back to the black-square Bishop starting position?

A. Sure. It only matters that a Bishop could have started there; this is also true for Knights, Rooks, and Pawns, but somehow only Bishops are asked about...

Q. When REBIRTH is played after the board has been rotated by EARTHQUAKE does it refer to original squares given the board's new orientation or to the actual squares which are now in a different location?

A. The actual squares that are now in a different position (i.e. the new two ranks in front of you).

Q. If I play REBIRTH to return a piece to its starting square, what happens if all those squares have been removed from play by HAND TO HAND?

A. REBIRTH is played without effect. This is just as if REBIRTH was played without an unoccupied square to place the piece.

Q. How come RESURRECTION can't raise the dead (it only recovers lost pieces, not dead ones)?

A. Because we thought that would make it too powerful, and we wanted dead to mean REALLY dead.

Q. RESURRECTION (and other similar cards) allow you to recover captured pieces (that is captured by your opponent). If I capture one of my own pieces (say via ASSASSIN, or DOOMSAYER) can I recover this piece later in the game via RESURRECTION? (assuming it isn't a King or Queen — so the rules governing RESURRECTION are followed)

A. Yes.

Q. Can RESURRECTION bring back a PRINCESS?

A. No. There is no space it could have occupied at the beginning of the game.

Q. Since REVELATION says "replace" rather than "switch the positions," the Knight is removed from the board, correct?

A. Yes.

Q. Since REVELATION specifies "owned," it only works if you (or your opponent) has an on-the-board Bishop with which to replace the Knight, correct?

A. No, the replacing piece comes from out-of-game. The ownership is only there to clarify what color it remains when the effect is done.

Q. If I play PALADIN (or ROYAL KNIGHT or CHAMPION) on a Knight, and my opponent then plays REVELATION on it, what happens?

A. The Knight becomes a Bishop, and PALADIN is suspended. PALADIN remains in play until either the piece is captured or removed from play (where PALADIN is discarded) or until the piece is cahnged back into a Knight. Since REVELATION is not a Continuing Effect, another card would have to be used to transform it back into a Knight, and it may not be affected by cards that affect Knights (but may by cards that affect Bishops, since it is now a Bishop).

Q. Can a PACIFIST piece be captured by FIREBALL, HOSTAGE, REVENGE, TOLL, DOOMSAYER or SPLIT KNIGHT? Can it be killed (made Dead) by BETRAYAL or DISINTEGRATION?

A. It is not subject to any of the listed capture effects (and cannot itself explode to trigger FIREBALL). It also does not threaten any pieces, so it could not use SPLIT KNIGHT. It may become Dead because of BETRAYAL or DISINTEGRATION.

Q. During a TRUCE, can a piece be captured by FIREBALL, HOSTAGE, REVENGE, TOLL, DOOMSAYER or SPLIT KNIGHT? Can it be killed (made Dead) by BETRAYAL or DISINTEGRATION?

A. Pieces are not subject to any of the listed capture effects during a TRUCE (and none may explode to trigger FIREBALL). They also do not threaten any pieces, so none could use SPLIT KNIGHT. They may become Dead because of BETRAYAL or DISINTEGRATION.

Q. My Queen is CONFABULATED with my only remaining Knight. Can this piece be CHALLENGED? Can it be captured via RIPOSTE?

A. Yes and no. Your opponent could legally CHALLENGE you to move a Knight, and you would be forced to move the Queen/Knight or forfeit your turn. However, RIPOSTE says that it cannot capture a Queen, therefore it cannot capture the Queen/Knight.

Q. I played RIPOSTE after my opponent captured a piece of mine, so my piece stayed in place and his piece was captured instead. He then attempted to play CHAOS (or KNIGHTMARE! or THINK AGAIN!). Is that legal, since it was my not turn when I played RIPOSTE?

A. No. He would have to use FOG OF WAR to cancel your card.

Q: RIPOSTE says it can be played when your opponent captures one of your pieces without using a card. My opponent DISINTEGRATED his Pawn (before his move) to open his Rook file, then played RxQ. I'm not sure if this use of DISINTEGRATE constitutes "using a card to make a capture" - it seems like the card changed the board position (pre-move), then my opponent made an ordinary Rook capture.

A: Correct, the Queen is captured without the use of a card.

Q: What types of cards preclude a RIPOSTE response?

A: If a piece that wasn't captured before is captured once the regular card's effect is resolved, RIPOSTE can't be played in response to its capture.