Area - Revision history

Nova: Edited to introduce new capture rules.

2008-01-06T20:04:35Z

Edited to introduce new capture rules.

Nova: Changing pages to conform with new capture mechanic.

2008-01-06T19:12:01Z

Changing pages to conform with new capture mechanic.

Amp: Reword for clarity. Be explicit about deck building rules.

2007-06-17T04:44:30Z

Reword for clarity. Be explicit about deck building rules.

Amp: Areas are not permanents

2007-04-05T06:19:36Z

Areas are not permanents

Amp: fix the area playing instuctions to be clearer

2007-02-18T02:22:14Z

fix the area playing instuctions to be clearer

Amp: Add needs work

2007-02-17T19:14:47Z

Add needs work

Amp: Put in new area layout rules.

2007-02-17T19:11:06Z

Put in new area layout rules.

Amp: Clean up and clerification

2006-12-27T17:47:22Z

Clean up and clerification

Amp at 17:32, 27 December 2006

2006-12-27T17:32:45Z

Amp: Change implicit to implied.

2006-11-19T21:14:46Z

Change implicit to implied.

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	# Repeat step 2 until all areas have been played.		# Repeat step 2 until all areas have been played.

		+	== Capturing Areas ==
		+	Areas, much like permanents, have Toughness, and can be damaged. However, when an area would be destroyed, the player whose action just damaged it gains control of it and removes a damage [[counter]] from it instead. This occurs even if the area is [[drained]].
	[[Category:Glossary]]		[[Category:Glossary]]

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 [[Area]]s are the locations that [[character]]s, [[installation]]s and [[tool]]s exist in and [[Movement_action|move through]]. In addition, they usually provide energy or have special abilities. They often have [[initial energy]] and [[restore energy]] abilities.
-Areas are [[card]]s and have no additional properties. They are not considered [[permanent]]s and they can never be played during the [[game]] or destroyed, so they can never exist anywhere except [[in play]].
+Areas are [[card]]s. They are not considered [[permanent]]s and they can never be played during the [[game]] and while they have toughness, they cannot be (truly)destroyed, so they can never exist anywhere except [[in play]].
 A standard [[deck]] has 6 areas. 4 of these can be any area that shares a [[faction]] with the decks leader and the other 2 must be {{c|Wasteland}}s. The {{c|Wasteland}} is an area that has very limited abilities and is used in the game to provide move space to move without providing a significant amount of extra resources. A deck normally has 2 Wastelands, but using more could make for a longer more spacious game (but that would not be "official").

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-Each player initially controls 4 '''areas'''. Characters are placed on areas and combat occurs on areas, also they usually provide energy or have special abilities. They often have [[Initial energy]] and [[Restore energy]] abilities. They are put into play before the beginning of the game.
+[[Area]]s are the locations that [[character]]s, [[installation]]s and [[tool]]s exist in and [[Movement_action|move through]]. In addition, they usually provide energy or have special abilities. They often have [[initial energy]] and [[restore energy]] abilities.
-Areas are [[card]]s and have no additional properties. They are not considered [[permanent]]s and they can never be played during the game or destroyed, so they can never exist anywhere except in play.
+Areas are [[card]]s and have no additional properties. They are not considered [[permanent]]s and they can never be played during the [[game]] or destroyed, so they can never exist anywhere except [[in play]].
-The {{c|Wasteland}} is an area that has very limited abilities and is used in the game to provide move space to move without providing a significant amount of extra resources. A deck normally has 2 Wastelands, but using more could make for a longer more spacious game (but that would not be "official").
+A standard [[deck]] has 6 areas. 4 of these can be any area that shares a [[faction]] with the decks leader and the other 2 must be {{c|Wasteland}}s. The {{c|Wasteland}} is an area that has very limited abilities and is used in the game to provide move space to move without providing a significant amount of extra resources. A deck normally has 2 Wastelands, but using more could make for a longer more spacious game (but that would not be "official").
 == Playing Areas ==
-Near the beginning of the [[game]], the areas for the game are put into play.
+At the beginning of the [[game]], the areas for the game are put into play as follows:
 # Beginning with the [[aggressive player]] and progressing in [[turn]] order, each player puts an area into play neighboring another area, if an area is already in play.
 # Beginning with the [[aggressive player]] and progressing in [[turn]] order, each player puts an area into play neighboring an area they control.
 # Repeat step 2 until all areas have been played.
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 Each player initially controls 4 '''areas'''. Characters are placed on areas and combat occurs on areas, also they usually provide energy or have special abilities. They often have [[Initial energy]] and [[Restore energy]] abilities. They are put into play before the beginning of the game.
-Areas are [[card]]s and have no additional properties. They are also [[permanent]]s. They have an [[implied ability]]: ''This is not effected by any effect or action that does not explicitly effect Areas.''
+Areas are [[card]]s and have no additional properties. They are not considered [[permanent]]s and they can never be played during the game or destroyed, so they can never exist anywhere except in play.
 The {{c|Wasteland}} is an area that has very limited abilities and is used in the game to provide move space to move without providing a significant amount of extra resources. A deck normally has 2 Wastelands, but using more could make for a longer more spacious game (but that would not be "official").

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 == Playing Areas ==
-Near the beginning of the [[game]], the areas for the game are put into play. Beginning with the [[aggressive player]] and progressing in [[turn]] order, each player puts an area into play neighboring an area they have already played, except for the first area that a player plays that must neighbor some area if an area is already in play.
+Near the beginning of the [[game]], the areas for the game are put into play.
-{{needs work|Review ideas and wording}}
+# Beginning with the [[aggressive player]] and progressing in [[turn]] order, each player puts an area into play neighboring another area, if an area is already in play.
 [[Category:Glossary]]

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	Near the beginning of the [[game]], the areas for the game are put into play. Beginning with the [[aggressive player]] and progressing in [[turn]] order, each player puts an area into play neighboring an area they have already played, except for the first area that a player plays that must neighbor some area if an area is already in play.		Near the beginning of the [[game]], the areas for the game are put into play. Beginning with the [[aggressive player]] and progressing in [[turn]] order, each player puts an area into play neighboring an area they have already played, except for the first area that a player plays that must neighbor some area if an area is already in play.
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	[[Category:Glossary]]		[[Category:Glossary]]

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-Each player initially controls 4 '''areas'''. They are put into play before the beginning of the game. The provide a place for characters to be and they usually provide energy or have special abilities. They often have [[Initial energy]] and [[Restore energy]].
+Each player initially controls 4 '''areas'''. Characters are placed on areas and combat occurs on areas, also they usually provide energy or have special abilities. They often have [[Initial energy]] and [[Restore energy]] abilities. They are put into play before the beginning of the game.
-Areas are [[card]]s and have no additional properties. They are also [[permanent]]s. They have an [[implied ability]]: ''This is not effected by anything that does not explicitly effect Areas.''
+Areas are [[card]]s and have no additional properties. They are also [[permanent]]s. They have an [[implied ability]]: ''This is not effected by any effect or action that does not explicitly effect Areas.''
-There one exception [[No Man's Land]] is an area that is not a card.
+There one exception [[No Man's Land]] is an area that is not a card. No Man's Land is in the center of the table between the areas controlled by each player. It is adjacent to the outer-most area of each player.
 Each [[player]] chooses 3 areas that are played with a deck and 1 area that must be the [[generic area]].
-At the beginning of the [[game]], each player lays out their area in any arrangement.
+At the beginning of the [[game]], each player lays out their areas in any arrangement. For instance, a player could layout there areas in any of the following ways:
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