Geoffrey Etter
United States
Washington
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Suppose the Capone Mob has a Double Contract in-hand. The Purple Gang has 1 mobster remaining off the Hit List and a Mob Power and Family Influence (FI) in-hand. When Capone plays his Double Contract, Purple plays a counter card. Depending on the card, the way we have been playing, the following happens:
Mob Power - Capone's mobster goes onto the list first, followed by the Purple Gang's mobster.
FI - The 'first' of the contracts is cancelled out, but Purple's mobster is still available and must be placed on the hit list.
In other words, it doesn't matter what counter card Purple plays, his mobster is going up.
This was the way we played until this weekend when the question was brought up about whether or not the counter card completely saves Purple's first mobster from both parts of the Double Contract. The idea was that since there is no 'second' mobster to choose from of Purple's, the solitary mobster could not also be the target of the second half of the Double Contract. This would mean the following results, depending on the counter used:
Mob Power - Capone's mobster is the only mobster to go onto the list.
FI - The Double Contract is negated and no one goes onto the list.
My v2.0/2005 Rules ( http://mayfairgames.com/mfg-shop3/rules/MFG0454-Rules-V2_0.p...) state that a "Double Contract has the same effect as playing two Contract cards on the same player." Since a Double Contract plays the two contracts simultaneously, I can see arguments for both sides. Does a Double Contract 'overpower' a counter card with only one target remaining, or is that one protected by the single counter card since it was only the target of 'half' of the Double Contract?
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Brian Mc Cabe
United States
Arizona
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Sorry, Purple. Capone sent two of his guys to rub you out. You got the first, but the second got you.
Now, if you've got Payoff or Police Protection, you're in like Flint and Capone is out of luck.
Brian
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Posted Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:45 pm
