Posted: 09 August 2007 at 9:13am | IP Logged

-The terrain card is a location. I'm not sure the rules cover this, but logic would dictate anything played to a location that is against a fleet would also be considered against a fleet unless the card allows otherwise.

That location, in your above example, is against the opponent's fleet. So the Black hole shows up right next to my Reactionary World. The ship/base played to the Black Hole is played to a valid terrain location. That location is against the fleet, so the ship/base must also be against the fleet. 

I don't know if this is possible, but instead of "against the fleet" let's pick another location--the Time Origin. If you could conceivably play terrain to the Time Origin, any ship or base played to the terrain would also be in the Time Origin. Same logic, both are considered locations, both should work the same way unless i'm missing something that isn't obvious in the rules.

I'm not sure if this would allow card functions, however, that are triggered if against a fleet as some may assume it is played to a location belonging to the opponent. That's my thoughts, i'll stop confusing the issue and wait for the real answer.....Lobo

Posted: 09 August 2007 at 1:59pm | IP Logged

I don't know what you call the base described above - I'm leaning towards saying it is in play in your fleet.

However, I feel that only cards which say they can be played against an opponent's fleet can be considered to be 'in play against an opponents fleet'.

Call them what you will but they don't trigger any of the rules which require a card to be in play against an opponent fleet'.

J--

Posted: 09 August 2007 at 4:56pm | IP Logged

Gekonauak wrote: wow, finally someone that can come up with questions that cause me to think. Hey everybody, take note! No, you can only play cards to cards in your fleet. You cannot actually play to a card against your opponents fleet. A card may be moved to that location, but what really is the point of that?!?

What about if i play a M9 kraken - played against a fleet and damaged by research. I should be able to play the A5 genetic variant - played to a monster normally damaged by research.