Subj:	STCCG Tournament 7 and Ruling
Date:	1/8/00
To:	pmh0127@wcc.net (Mike Harrison)
To:	BLEYS@prodigy.net (Grant Woodring)
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To:	hurlmann@hotmail.com (Dan Hurley)
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To:	jherbel@hotmail.com (Jeremy Herbel)
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CC:	thomason@ece.utexas.edu (Braxton Thomason)

Hey guys -

Thanks again for playing in the tournament today, and a special thanks to Dan Hurley, Jeremy Herbel and Justin Dorman for making the trip from Abilene.  It was our best attended tournament yet!

Now, on to the ruling - it was a tough call I made in one of the Romulan vs. Romulan games today, between Andrew and J.D.   Turns out I had the right idea, but the wrong approach.

Anyway, here's the deal and the Major's response.....

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Re: Action and Timing Question ... Major Rakal ... [1/ 8/00 21:57] 

>During a tournament today, I ran across an issue that I 
>could use some input on. 
> 
>A Romulan player had just started his turn. He played 
>his card, then proceded to phase his ship (the Apnex) 
>prior to movement. His opponent attempted to play a 
>"Loss of Orbital Stability" on the ship - but the owning 
>player stated that he could not since the Loss of Orbital 
>"Stability Interrupt wasn't a "counter" to phasing. 
> 
>I pulled out the glossary and reviewed the section on 
>actions and it seemed to support a broader view of 
>countering than just a "counter to the phasing cloak 
>action". So I allowed it based on what I gleaned out 
>of the glossary. 

No, Loss of Orbital Stability is not a response to phasing a ship. You can tell this because LoOS does not *say* it affects phasing a ship. 

However, the point that seems to have been missed is that after he plays his card, his opponent then gets an opportunity to take a game action (usually playing an interrupt, most other actions cannot be done on opponent's turn). The opponent can then play LoOS before the first player can phase his ship. 

But if he was given an opportunity to take an action and did not do so, then he loses that opportunity and the first player gets to phase his ship. Once opponent has passed on taking an action, he's out of luck. 

Jolan tru, 

Major Rakal 
(Kathy McCracken) 

Tal Shiar Agent and Star Trek CCG Intelligence Officer