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I just bought both of the official character mat sets (the 7 pack and the 4 pack) and the cover of the character mats reads "Each character using their character mat receives a special bonus: Once per game, at the start of your turn, you may discard a card to draw a card."
Seriously? Is this like... an official rule in the game?
You can do it if you want. You can ignore it if you want. Notice its only on the packaging, not the mats themselves. If you think that sounds legit, go right ahead. I think I remember (though forgive me if I'm wrong) that you had posted about things you were going to do to make the game more difficult, so you probably don't want to use the very slight advantage offered by the mats. In that case, throw away the packaging, and forget any of this conversation ever happened.
How do they feel by the way? Are they thick or thin? I haven't seen them first hand.
@Hawkmoon269
I can't tell if it's a joke or not, adding an advantage rule for people who buy the mat seems a little ridiculous, almost like the card game version of P2W. Our group is almost certainly gonna ignore that entirely and laugh it off as a strange joke xD
As far as the material goes, they feel very thin, I wouldn't necessarily consider it a bad thing though. I've been passively playing with the stack of them all day, I can't stop, it's... mesmerizing D:
They're obviously mouse pads, the bottom is very 'grippy' and the top almost feels like microfiber. The print on them is fairly well done, not blurry unless you get close enough to them that people will start thinking strange things about you. While they're thin they don't feel fragile, and since I haven't used them yet I can't tell you if they'll fray on the edges, unfortunately.
This is what Mike said about them.
And I don't think thin is bad either. Too thick would be worse.
This is what Mike said about them.
And I don't think thin is bad either. Too thick would be worse.
That's a very fair ruling, it's just strange because I've never seen anything like it before, so it causes me to question why it's there, and then my brain hurts. I'm from the internet, things that I don't understand make me mad! (just kidding!)
One thing I will note (just for the sake of argument) is the in instructions under the "Things to keep in mind" section there's a paragraph explaining that Cards Don't Have Memories, but it seems that mats do have memories, since the ability can only be used once per game.
I know it's only a serious rule if you allow it to be, I just find it funny :D
One thing I will note (just for the sake of argument) is the in instructions under the "Things to keep in mind" section there's a paragraph explaining that Cards Don't Have Memories, but it seems that mats do have memories, since the ability can only be used once per game.
That is a very astute observation. I guess if you're going to use this ability, you will have to use some additional game component to remember that you used it, either a token or your brain.
That is a very astute observation. I guess if you're going to use this ability, you will have to use some additional game component to remember that you used it, either a token [/b]or your brain.[/b]
Now you're just asking for way too much D:
I would approve that rule.
