This topic is in reference to the following:
I'm told the game is stupid. If that's the case, then it is inconsitently stupid. The way things stand now, the game knows whether a Pokemon can evolve but not what the basic deck construction rules are. With public information, there was a clear line-if you could prove that a move would not change the state of the game, you could stop it. No potioning undamaged Pokemon, No using search cards on an empty deck. All of that is called into question by this ruling.
So we are left with a question: How "stupid" is the game? On what basis can we disallow an action?
Thoughts?
Q. Can I use Eevee's "Call for Family" to search through my deck if I already have four Eevee's in play or in the discard pile?
A. Yes you could use Call for Family, because contents of a deck search cannot be deduced, even on the basis of public knowledge. As long as you meet the requirements to use an attack, you follow what it does (in this case, searching your deck). (Jul 17, 2008 PUI Rules...
I'm told the game is stupid. If that's the case, then it is inconsitently stupid. The way things stand now, the game knows whether a Pokemon can evolve but not what the basic deck construction rules are. With public information, there was a clear line-if you could prove that a move would not change the state of the game, you could stop it. No potioning undamaged Pokemon, No using search cards on an empty deck. All of that is called into question by this ruling.
So we are left with a question: How "stupid" is the game? On what basis can we disallow an action?
Thoughts?