Blitz, wrestle down and continue moving?

Koigokoro · Post by **Koigokoro** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:30 am

A player with Wrestle blitzes and takes both down, gets up and continues moving.

This is possible, right?

s031720 · Post by **s031720** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:38 am

I would say no:

"The only time a player can stand up is at the beginning of an
Action at a cost of three squares from his movement."

P. 11 LRB

But it wouldnt be a bad idea to be more clear about that in the skill-description of wrestle.

landrover · Post by **landrover** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:43 am

There's something in the rules about once a wrestling player has taken both himself and his opponent down he finishes his turn. (The mini's, not the team's turn).

tenwit · Post by **tenwit** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:58 am

s031720 wrote:"The only time a player can stand up is at the beginning of an
Action at a cost of three squares from his movement."

P. 11 LRB

I don't think that you need to be any clearer than that. It's possible that we need a reference book version of the LRB (which is more of an instruction book than a reference manual, and quite rightly so). But the rule itself is quite clear.

Cramy · Post by **Cramy** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:45 am

Standing-up is only allowed at the start of a player's turn. So if a player uses wrestle, he cannot stand-up during that team turn.

darren woodward · Post by **darren woodward** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:59 am

someone tried to pull that stunt on me too not so long ago and was adamant that as the wrestle rule "... didn't say that he couldn't do it"

he accepted, eventually, the general rule.

a footnote to Wrestle may be helpful

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:06 am

darren woodward wrote:was adamant that as the wrestle rule "... didn't say that he couldn't do it"

And I'm adamant that the wrestle rule "... doesn't say he can".

darren woodward wrote:a footnote to Wrestle may be helpful

Why? Does Wrestle say anywhere it ignores the general rule? No? Then why does it need a footnote that basicaly says "Wrestle folows the same standing up rules as everything else"?

plasmoid · Post by **plasmoid** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:15 am

Wrestle doesn't mention that after using it you stand up for free, teleport into the opposing endzone, and get the ball.

But I'm pretty sure that's not how it works either.

Koigokoro · Post by **Koigokoro** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:28 am

s031720 wrote:I would say no:

"The only time a player can stand up is at the beginning of an
Action at a cost of three squares from his movement."

P. 11 LRB

But it wouldnt be a bad idea to be more clear about that in the skill-description of wrestle.

Ah, yes of course. Thanks.

darren woodward · Post by **darren woodward** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:00 pm

plasmoid wrote:Wrestle doesn't mention that after using it you stand up for free, teleport into the opposing endzone, and get the ball.

But I'm pretty sure that's not how it works either.

it wasn't me who was unclear on the rule

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:02 pm

darren woodward wrote:a footnote to Wrestle may be helpful

We don't add footnotes to the rules when it is ALREADY in the rulebook. Otherwise the rulebook will be 600 pages long.

Galak

darren woodward · Post by **darren woodward** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:09 pm

GalakStarscraper wrote:
darren woodward wrote:a footnote to Wrestle may be helpful
We don't add footnotes to the rules when it is ALREADY in the rulebook. Otherwise the rulebook will be 600 pages long.

Galak

Fair enough

s031720 · Post by **s031720** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:55 pm

But if there is a common misinterpretation of rules it might be a good idea. And dont exagureate. It wouldnt be more than 200 pages.

Havent had problems with wrestle though.

Ullis · Post by **Ullis** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:24 pm

I've run into the same idea with Piling On.

Arngrim · Post by **Arngrim** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:03 pm

I've never ever heard of anyone missing the"standing up" rule before, so I find it difficult to believe that it is a common mistake.