Re: [DL] How Jokers Work

["Scott Cawson" <scottcawson@hotmail.com>]

Without delving into my books to give you page numbers, I can't guarantee 
that I'm correct.  But, I am quite certain that the Marshal is not penalized 
for drawing a black joker.

Scott


>Greetings--
>
>I had a strange thing happen today. I usually run Deadlands and HOE, but 
>had a chance to play with someone else running. During the session, our 
>characters got into a couple fights with some critters, and it was at that 
>time that I and the person who were running the game got into a little 
>argument. The argument was over how Jokers work for the Marshal. We both 
>agree that the rules quite explicitly state how Jokers work for the 
>players, but we disagree on one key part of how they work for the Marshal. 
>One of us feels that if the Marshal draws a black joker, then the bad guys 
>lose it and their highest other card, exactly how it works for the players. 
>The other person feels that the part of the rules that talks about losing 
>cards only applies to the players, not the Marshal, and so if the Marshal 
>draws a black joker,  he gets to use it as a sleeved card.
>
>So, which is right? Does the black joker only mess up the players? Or does 
>it hurt both the players and Marshal? Any info would be appreciated.
>
>--David L. Hoff
>dlhoff1@charter.net




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