The Haste spell says "At the end of THE turn". I guess this should be "At the end of A turn"? (As opposed to "At the end of YOUR turn")
Using "the" here is an odd choice!
It's clear that it means "this turn right now."
I agree that "the" is the best word wording (as in "at the end of the turn in which it was cast").
If it was "at the end of a turn" it would leave it open to interpretation. For example, the last turn of the game is a turn, but you couldn't cast it on the first turn and leave it active the entire game...
OK, got it - so the idea is you cast it during a turn then it takes effect at the end of the (same) turn you cast it in. And that turn can be anybody's turn.
P.S. I don't think using "a turn" would be a problem. You only cast/use/discard the card when you discard it:
"At the end of the turn, discard this card to ..."
If it said something like "Discard this card to move somebody at the end of A turn" that's a different matter.
Guys, the way the card is written, there is no intro to define the "the" at all.
The card reads: "At the end of the turn, discard this card to ..."
The "the" here is potentially confusing - you're going to have people wondering things like "does this trigger as soon as I acquire it?" (i.e. "At the end of the turn [it is acquired]")
(Or is this what Mike means by "this turn right now"?!? I doubt it, but I've been very wrong before!)
As I understand, the meaning here is really "At the end of A turn, discard this card to...", i.e. you can use it on anybody's turn and to make it work you need to discard the card.
@FlatTheImpaler - using "a" instead of "the" would not give you any suggestion that you could cast this on the first turn and leave it active.
@Vic when you say "The turn is pretty definitive" as counterpoint to "'a turn' implies any turn" do you mean that this cannot be played on any turn?!?
So, to clarify: Haste can be cast at the end of any turn you want to cast it.
i.e. "The turn" means "The turn you want to use it on (which is any turn by any character)"
Haste can be cast at the end of any turn you want to cast it.
Yes, this.
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@Vic when you say "The turn is pretty definitive" as counterpoint to "'a turn' implies any turn" do you mean that this cannot be played on any turn?!?
Here, I was talking about definitive in terms of time, not people. "A turn" could potentially mean the current one, the next one, or some future one. The definitive article limits it to the current one.
@FlatTheImpaler - using "a" instead of "the" would not give you any suggestion that you could cast this on the first turn and leave it active.
Having not yet received AP2, I was assuming "Haste" was an upgraded version of "Speed", hence my remark about choosing to leave it active.
However, now that I actually have the "Haste" card in my possession, I'm going to have to agree with h4ppy on this one. Using "a" would be more consistent with similar powers (specifically the power on "Levitate").
"The" is usually used in cases where the spell has a lasting effect that ends at the end of "the" turn in which it is cast (for example "Speed", "Glibness", "Strength"). In these cases, it is used in conjunction with "a" so there's no question.
I agree that "the" doesn't necessarily imply "your" and it also doesn't rule out "any" , but had I not seen this thread first I probably would have wondered whether it was a misprint; I would have expected either "a" or "your" instead.
@FlatTheImpaler - Sorry for the confusion! I didn't want to type out the whole card's wording since it would be a spoiler for those who don't have the card yet!
I'm perfectly happy with how the card works. I just don't understand why it says "the turn" instead of "a turn". But lets leave it at that :)