Voce di diario uno

[refantasma]

Sender: Nico di Angelo
To: Everyone
Subject: Missing android.

[Nico's handwriting is barely ledgible.]

has anyone seen 9S? I haven't seen him since the mockingbirds were going around and telling everyone's thoughts. last I saw him; he didn't look too good

he looks like a boy in his mid-teens, with white hair and wearing a lot of black. also he says hes an android and he didnt feel human so i believed him

Im worried about him. has anyone else seen him?

Comments

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[So maybe the guy was serious about missing having a card game in his life]

Lotus Eaters'..... right.

[Spoken like a man that had no idea what the other was talking about. At least Nico wasn't outright professing to be the best player ever. That kind of boasting was reserved for those with enough talent and skill to deserve it... like... you know.. Kaiba. This man's bias knows no bounds

He raised an eyebrow as the questions posed were on point.]

That's right. All of what you said was... in fact. There are some general use spells and traps that will effect all types the same, but there are plenty that target one group or another.

[Next he flipped over a spell, and a trap to go over their basics at the same time. Nico didn't seem like he needed it to be delivered slower than it already was.]

This is a spell card as evidenced by the aqua/teal border and this is a trap. [ The crush card has the anime instructions on it ala: "Activate only when a DARK monster with 1000 or less ATK is destroyed by battle from your side of the field. Your opponent destroys all monsters with 1500 ATK or more on their side of the field and in their hand and Deck. (Damage calculation is applied normally.) Those monsters cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard. If this card is not in your Graveyard, negate this effect."] A spell can be played immediately on your turn, or if it's a Quick-Play spell it can be set and used later, even on your opponent's turn.

Traps must be set before they can be activated.

[refantasma]

[He is.]

Set the trap then use it. Is it a two turn process? Are there counter traps or spells to counter them?

[He pulls out his book and begins to write the rules down.]

For these, can I assume you don't have to announce them, because otherwise what would be the point of calling them traps?

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[Nico you are like a rare unicorn]

Mm. You can set it on your turn, then use it on your opponent's or beyond providing that you've met the cards specific activation conditions. There sure are ways to counter a trap.

[After leafing through the deck, Kaiba pulls out Seven Tools Of the Bandit.]

This trap actually is called a counter trap.. you can tell by the little icon at the top with the curved arrow. A plethora of effect monsters are able to interfere with the activation of traps as well. We haven't covered them yet but they aren't that dissimilar to normal monsters only they come with their own abilities you can utilize.

[Good, because you're going to need it.]

Don't announce what any of your facedown cards are until you use them, at which point you would flip them over and say what they are, or what they do.. if the other player needs a refresher or is unfamiliar with the card.

[refantasma]

[Yes he is]

I see.

[Nico nodded, starting to see how the rules worked. At least he thinks so.]

I learn better hands-on. So let's play a game.