Ambiguous Directives

[metron]

Hello there,

Just wonder. One of three events is Minion holidays, however there is no way to send minon to lake to prevent gaining 3 evil that round. Shouldn't send minon to lake be available then? You can prepare somehow to other events but that one.

[frederic.moulis]

it will be asked when event will be drawn

[metron]

That's great, thanks

[metron]

Hi,

Could you please look at game 7500, there was such case as described above and there was not question if I would like to send minion on holiday, just received 3 evil.

[frederic.moulis]

All of your minions worked. There is no question to ask. none of them may be sent to holidays. everything is ok

[metron]

I was kicked off 'smiley' order and I was only ask if I want to exchange it with my room order at end.

[frederic.moulis]

Oops sorry, you're right, I had misread the history.
I'll check the engine.
Now, you've kept playing on the game, I won't be able to fix it properly.

[frederic.moulis]

Well, the behaviour is "well implemented", but when I wrote it, I quite forgot that the Orders Retrieval phase was before the event phase.

Actually, I don't know how to manage this : we should not reveal the event before the Event Phase, but we have to do the Orders Retrieval Phase before... So we can't send minions to holidays before, because it would prevent to retrieve orders that you may be able to get back (because the event is not drawn).

[metron]

Maybe treat Ambiguous Directives event same as Minion Holiday and give there an option to send minion to lake instead retrieving order even if there is no Ambiguous Directives in one of three events or hide it in such case. I don't know if won't cause more troubles.

[frederic.moulis]

but if you send minion to lake, then you can't retrieve your "not played" orders in hand, even if the real event is not minion holidays at events phase.
Well... I think I will prevent minion holidays to be drawn if the special event is ambiguous directives

[metron]

But I think it is a risk you have to take in case of this event. You prepare as much as you can to all events or hope/risk that some won't happen.
In case of other events there is no refund if we invest to much to prevent consequences of one particular event, I think minion holiday shouldn't be exception

[SerBaldur]

it is an interesting case, but i think i agree with metron - you get the option to send your minion on holiday, and then you don't get to take the vacationing order back into hand. If event turns out to not be minion holiday, then too bad for you - like building extra tunnels in case of earthquake that never happened, now maybe you will have to pay extra gold when taxes comes = you prepared for the worst and it didn't happen.

[frederic.moulis]

ok, ok, you are right. thanks metron and SerBaldur

[frederic.moulis]

Next time, it should be ok.

[metron]

Thank you