08-07-2012, 08:00 PM
I had a question that has come up in a few of my gaming sessions. Some members of my gaming group thought one way, some others, and my friend who first introduced me to the game thought another. I wasn’t quite sure which is correct and figured somebody here could probably clear this up for us once and for all.
When you get a card that allows you to "re-roll any number" of your opponents fight dice, does this allow you to, for example:
A) They rolled a 1 and a 6, so you tell them they now have to re-roll their 6
OR
B) They rolled a 1 and a 6. You can tell them to re-roll any NUMBER of their fight dice, so you have to tell them to re-roll 2 (both) in hopes of them rolling lower. You cannot specifically tell them which to re-roll, unless, obviously, you are telling them to re-roll all.
I had always assumed it was option A. After all, you wouldn't use this to force your opponent to re-roll unless they rolled higher than you, in which case you are obviously going to want them to re-roll any that were higher. If you could only tell them how many to re-roll, but not tell them which ones to re-roll, they'd never re-roll the high number unless you just made them re-roll ALL of them, so if that were the case, why not just have it say just that.
However, I have to admit that it doesn't say you can have your opponent "re-roll his/her highest fight dice." It specifically says "ANY NUMBER of their fight dice." So, I could see how that could mean you can say the number of dice they have to re-roll, but not which specific ones unless you just have them re-roll all.
So, can you specifically tell them which dice to re-roll, or only how many of their dice to re-roll?
When you get a card that allows you to "re-roll any number" of your opponents fight dice, does this allow you to, for example:
A) They rolled a 1 and a 6, so you tell them they now have to re-roll their 6
OR
B) They rolled a 1 and a 6. You can tell them to re-roll any NUMBER of their fight dice, so you have to tell them to re-roll 2 (both) in hopes of them rolling lower. You cannot specifically tell them which to re-roll, unless, obviously, you are telling them to re-roll all.
I had always assumed it was option A. After all, you wouldn't use this to force your opponent to re-roll unless they rolled higher than you, in which case you are obviously going to want them to re-roll any that were higher. If you could only tell them how many to re-roll, but not tell them which ones to re-roll, they'd never re-roll the high number unless you just made them re-roll ALL of them, so if that were the case, why not just have it say just that.
However, I have to admit that it doesn't say you can have your opponent "re-roll his/her highest fight dice." It specifically says "ANY NUMBER of their fight dice." So, I could see how that could mean you can say the number of dice they have to re-roll, but not which specific ones unless you just have them re-roll all.
So, can you specifically tell them which dice to re-roll, or only how many of their dice to re-roll?