Frequently Asked Questions about the INWO Cards Prepared by Steve Jackson Updated January 3, 1994 Wonder how we want to organize this in the long run? Right now, it is alphabetically by card name, with no distinction between Plots and Groups. And right now it's very short . . . I wanted to get something online, if only to see what it looked like! Eventually, we may want HTML links from here to the card database, and vice versa. (What card database? You're not cleared for that yet.) There's a separate file for frequently asked rules questions. Bill Clinton *Why aren't the arrows lined up so Hillary can control Bill (or vice versa) with her card just to the right of his, so the card art "works" together? *Because every other group has its incoming control arrow on either the top or the bottom. If you wish to have a house rule that says Hillary can control Bill from any side, the blessings of Eris upon you. *Can I declare an attack on Clinton (or with him), flip a coin to determine his alignment, and then call off the attack if I don't like the result? *No. Roll the dice, then flip the coin. If Clinton's alignment change wrecks the whole plan, well, now you know what it's like to be in the Senate. *Does Clinton flipflop alignments randomly even after he's dead? *Yes. If his Liberal status matters after he's out of play, for any reason, flip a coin. Crop Circles *Can this card let you look through someone else's deck? *No. [THWACK!] *Can you use this card in any way to trade Plot draws for Group draws (or vice versa), or look through one deck and then draw from the other? *No. Deasil Engine *Is this spelled right? *Look it up. [Note -- it's not intended to say diesel.] Discordian Society *Can Discordia use the special powers of Straight and Government groups that it owns? *Sure it can. Fnord. It just cannot be attacked by such groups. *So, can Discordia use one of its own Straight or Government groups to attack another of its own groups, or those of a rival Discordian player? *No. Discordia and all its puppets are immune to the powers of all Straight and Government groups, even those which are also controlled by Discordia. *If Discordia plays the "Hail Eris!" Goal, how do its goals change? *They don't. This Goal card just lets someone else use the Discordian goal. The card is worthless to Discordia fnord. Druids *Can they attack/aid/interfere with Secret groups, if the attacker or target is Magic? *Yes. *Can their Power be used without an action? *No! Their special ability just lets them use their regular Power (which is greater than their Global Power) for or against a Magic group. George Bush *Is he conservative before he is taken over? *No. He is conservative when the owning Illuminati want him to be. When unowned, he has no convictions. Nuclear Power Companies *Can they remove an action token from an enemy card before it's spent? *No. They must wait for the action to be taken, then cancel it. Orbital Mind Control Lasers *Do alignment changes made by the OMCL count for (or against) victory? *You bet they do. *Can the OMCL add an alignment opposite to one a group has? *No. They can reverse an alignment, but nothing can let a group hold two opposing alignments at the same time. Spear of Longinus *Can this card be used more than once in the same attack? *No. [THWACK!] Switzerland *Zurich cannot destroy Switzerland. Can it make an "attack to destroy" that it knows will only devastate Switzerland? *No. Zurich cannot make any attack to destroy against Switzerland. Video Games *Do they give themselves a +1 to power? *No, they don't.