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« on: May 17, 2006, 06:46:33 am »
Hello folks. Long time no see. And I am only back to ask a rules question ... Sad

It is about Rivalry in multiplayer. I always thought it was clear what it does until I actually played with it and a friend of mine told me that "any" can be used differently in english than I would translate it, so ...

Rivalry
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At the beginning of each player’s upkeep, if that player controls more lands than any other, Rivalry deals 2 damage to him or her.

My interpretion was that just one player with less lands than you means you get damaged, read: you get damage every upkeep unless you are the one with the lowest number of lands. But my friend said that "any" doesnt translate into "any ONE" but into "all other". I am not sure about it.

So, there are four players.

A = 6 lands
B = 5 lands
C = 4 lands
D = 3 lands

Who would get damaged by Rivalry during his upkeep, A-C or just A?
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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2006, 07:12:35 am »
Assuming that's the actual ORACLE wording (because I didn't look it up) then players A-C would take the damage. Saying "Any" on a card means "Any one player." If they meant for it to be the player with the most lands overall, they would've worded it "Every" instead of "Any."
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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2006, 07:14:03 am »
That is the correct oracle wording.
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« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2006, 08:07:50 am »
Cool, that means I am right and my friend owes me something Smile

and hello Jacob ... are you still human or are you part of the routines of TMD already?
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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2006, 08:36:00 am »
Quote from: Puschkin on May 17, 2006, 08:07:50 am
and hello Jacob ... are you still human or are you part of the routines of TMD already?
Yes.

Nice to see you again too, although I would rather see you posting casual threads once more.
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2006, 09:36:47 am »
Give me some Time Walks (and I am not speaking of the card) and I'll fill an entire forum singlehandedly. But between work, girlfriend, family&friends and (I have to confess) WoW there is hardly time to play casual Magic, even less to write about it ...
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2006, 09:51:35 am »
Oh, okay. WoW is an acceptable excuse, if only because so many people fall into its clutches.
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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2006, 09:23:13 pm »
Quote from: Jacob Orlove on May 17, 2006, 09:51:35 am
Oh, okay. WoW is an acceptable excuse, if only because so many people fall into its clutches.

Wow is evil.  Sell your CD key and ebay your account.
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