You know what would be really nice for those of us still smarting from the forced march to this new forum, or, the Trail of Tears as I prefer to call it?  How about an official ruling on how Charlie Kane's ally ability works?  It has been about a year now.  So?  How about it?

you are walking on thin ice my friend XD...

What, didn't we narrow it down to about six popular readings of the card already? Isn't that enough for you?

-Frank

To quote Uncle Ted, "NNNO!"

What's the problem with Charlie Kane?  I don't see it ...

Stenun said:

Ahhh! Don't get into it! Seriously! The old forums aren't locked yet, just go and find the old thread!

And incidentally, on the subject of these new forums, how come I can't use whatever damn picture I want? This is like going from a five-star hotel to a coffin full of puke. At least if everyone uses their old avatars, I'll have a chance of remembering who's who.

don't open that can of worms again! I remember everyone disagreeing with me...

I find these forum pages take ages to load which annoys me. I also miss the quick reply....

and I agree about the avatars as well. loads of people already have the same one so I think it is the same person voting

(wouldn't it be interesting to do a poll in the future and see which picture is most popular)

Charlie Kane, groan........

Ahhhhhh, gurgle....(dies of brain explosion)

Lets not get started on that topic... :)

Heh...  I really hope they incorporate custom avatars into the new forums.  I can't stand  the way it's set up now.

thecorinthian said:

Yikes, a "coffin full of puke!" Now that is harsh. But I do wish I could put my old avatar back on here. I liked my little picture of the cosmos. It reminded me of my most hated monster, the Colour Out Of Space!

tamsyn said:

Not everyone

mageith said:

I disagree...um...what I'm I disagreeing with again? lol

Avi_dreader said:

You mean his starting Ally?  Easy, since his ability says "Any phase" and the "Game Setup" isn't one of the phases of the game, then his starting ally is taken from the Ally deck only.

Fecktor said:

Apparently you weren't in the old forum for the long and drawn out, wtf are the rulings on Charlie debates... 

First of all, "Any Phase" for starting equipment is part of the game— see Monteray, Jenkins, Dexter extra item starting draw for details :') there was already a ruling on this...  Charlie's ability is the same way.  The question is, is it the intention for Charlie to be able to draw allies that are not part of the initial 11, and if it is, can he select *any* ally by using Ma's Boarding House...  ::Ugh:: I don't want to get into this again...  I've been looking forward to a ruling for a long time now...

Can you link to that ruling saying that the Game Startup is included in the "Any Phase" term?  I've went through the FAQ and the "Kevin W answers your game questions" thread on the old forum and didn't see any ruling about it.  I also made an attempt at searching through the old forum but the search function is a bit dodgy....