[KC] Black Widow

[Hunter Johnson]

Your opponent is correct: you cannot end your turn in check.

This is just a standard chess rule that Knightmare Chess extends slightly (you're allowed to place or leave your King in check if on the same turn you play a card to remove the check), but the change doesn't allow you to end your turn in check.

There is also this earlier Q&A:

Q. What happens if I try to make a move, but my opponent plays a card (BOG) that results in an illegal final position (i.e., my King in check)?

A. No regular card may cause either player to place or leave his own King in check at the end of his own turn. If a played card breaks this rule, it has no effect. It is still considered played; the player must discard it and draw a new card. (Consider this an extension of the Checkmate Rule.) 

Hunter
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----- Original Message ----
From: Kevin dylo dylo <armordylo at hotmail.com>
To: knightmare-list at sjgames.com
Cc: ewplatt at wisc.edu
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:19:35 PM
Subject: [KC] Black Widow


Howdy!

On my turn (the fourth (my second move) into a new game) I played Black 
Widow, placing both Kings in check.

My thinking is that my opponent has to deal with his check first, and then 
on my move I deal with mine.

My opponent says I can't leave my King in Check (Checkmate, actually) at the 
end of my turn.
For some reason, this entry in the on-line FAQ just doesn't seem clear to 
me:

Q. On the first turn, White plays PLOTS WITHIN PLOTS, then BLACK WIDOW 
(which places both Kings in check). Does this violate the Checkmate Rule? 
The Black King can simply capture the White Queen on Black's turn so the 
card doesn't cause checkmate.

A. Anything that doesn't cause checkmate cannot violate the Checkmate Rule. 
It would violate the Check Move rule, unless the second card with PLOTS 
WITHIN PLOTS is played so White does not end his turn in check.

Looking forward to a definitive response to clear my muddled brain!

Kevin

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