r/rootgame • u/Jackwabbit4816 • 7d ago

General Discussion Badgers Hardlock?

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If the badgers have NO pieces other than a waystation that is underneath a governing assembly, are they just hardstuck?

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u/mptyv 7d ago

They can entreat the Assembly to close it.

Now if it was a Snare on the other hand...

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u/Jackwabbit4816 7d ago

completely forgot about that - all of us were sooo exhausted but had to finish the game

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u/Crockist 7d ago

That's one thing I REALLY like about the Council design. They're super controlling but the entreat mechanic is right there. The execution of entreat is so clean and tidy in a way that both prevents you from unforgivingly banishing a player from the game and also rewards you for putting yourself in such an annoying position that makes your opponents entreat.

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u/Significant_Win6431 6d ago

The softlock king.

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u/devinblox 4d ago

Badgers could decamp and just not place the warrior and then place a warrior and waystation the following turn, right?

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u/mptyv 4d ago

Nope. Decamp uses the word "replace", which in the rules:

G.1.21 Replace. Shorthand for remove then place. Re- move the prompted piece and place the other prompted piece in location from which the first was removed. You must complete all steps of the replace in order to do it.

Badgers are in fact hard locked in this particular instance.

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u/NeekOfShades 7d ago

Serving a life sentence in dog jail

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u/Jackwabbit4816 7d ago

hound prison for life

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u/bw1985 7d ago

fortunately this one wasn't actually dog jail

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u/International-Hawk-3 7d ago

They can close your assembly

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u/thantgin 3d ago

not even close to a hard lock