Broken Lines

Legend of the Five Rings card from Khan's Defiance

Card Type

Strategy

Gold Cost

0

Card Text

Reaction: Before battle resolution at a province, if you control zero or one Personalities: The Attacker chooses to either move all units in his army home, or bow two cards in his army (he can choose this even if he has fewer than two cards in his army).

Focus Value

1

Legality

Age of Enlightenment (Lotus), Race for the Throne (Samurai)

Deck

Fate

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: I have three separate questions, but since they are about non legal cards i'm making only one thread. If this is against the rules (i didn't see anything about it) please let me know and i'll make separate threads.
  A: Nope. You're fine. Brook Cunningham, "House of Tao, Crushing Attack, and Broken Lines", 18 Feb 2011
• Q: First question: House of Tao and The House of TaoAre the two strongholds mentioned above different, or is the first one just a MRP of the second one? Both have the same text (irrelevant for this question) but are from two separate factions (Dragon and Brotherhood), and have different stats. If House of Tao is a MRP of The House of Tao, can i play it as a Brotherhood alingned faction, or is it just a Dragon stronghold now and i can't play my monk deck out of it?
  A: Legacy Pregame Rules, Most Recent Printings: "Despite their similarities, the differently-titled "The House of Tao" (Brotherhood of Shinsei Stronghold, Hidden Emperor 3) is distinct from "House of Tao" (Dragon Clan Stronghold, Diamond Edition)." Brook Cunningham, "House of Tao, Crushing Attack, and Broken Lines", 18 Feb 2011
• Q: Second question: Crushing Attack Can i play this if i am unopposed? For example, to keep a faceless player from playing his defensive cards
  A: CE15 Flashback Errata: Crushing Attack: Text: “0G 2FV Battle: If the current enemy army has any units and your current army has more than twice its Force: The Combat Segment ends.” Brook Cunningham, "House of Tao, Crushing Attack, and Broken Lines", 18 Feb 2011
• Q: Third question: Broken Lines When does this reaction happen? Is it during the Combat Segment or between that and the Battle Resolution Segment?
  A: The latter. Reactions timed to "before" a defined time period do not happen during the previous time period. Brook Cunningham, "House of Tao, Crushing Attack, and Broken Lines", 18 Feb 2011
• Q: Can I play this card after getting hit by Crushing Attack?
  A: Yes, made clear Crushing Attack's errata text. Brook Cunningham, "House of Tao, Crushing Attack, and Broken Lines", 18 Feb 2011
• Q: I am looking for a confirmation of this interpretation.
  Winter Warfare Winter Until the beginning of your second Events Phase from now, Terrains can not be played, and actions can not move units to or from battlefields.
  Broken Lines Reaction: Before battle resolution at a province, if you control one or zero Personalities: The Attacker chooses to either move all units in his army home, or bow 2 cards in his army (he can choose this even if he has fewer than 2 cards in his army).
  My contention is that if I have Winter Warfare in play, and my opponent plays Broken lines, I may choose the send home effect (see: this ruling), and that Winter Warfare then negates that action (see: this ruling).
  My reasoning is that I make the choice from Broken Lines, because I can choose an action which will be negated, and that Winter Warfare says "cannot be sent home" which is equal to "send home actions are negated."
  Is my interpretation correct?
  A: Looks right. Zen Faulkes, "Broken Lines and Winter Warfare", 22 Feb 2008
• Q: If Broken Lines is played against me, can I choose to move my units home, THEN cancel the movement with Test of Courage?
  A: Yes. Zen Faulkes, "Broken Lines vs. Test of Courage", 17 Aug 2007
• Q: Can my opponent choose to bow Hida Kuon (Experienced 4)(?)
  A: Rules Archive, Decisions: "A player may choose an option for which all effects will be negated." Zen Faulkes, "Hida Kuon Exp. 4 vs. Broken Lines", 1 Jun 2007
• Q: Do I get to discard a card in the process of playing Broken Lines since it will affect Kuon?
  A: No. Zen Faulkes, "Hida Kuon Exp. 4 vs. Broken Lines", 1 Jun 2007