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If Loser declares an upset and a Self-Destruct kicker is played, does either side win?
The designer says he is inclined to read it this way and that it is probably not strictly correct, so it is a leaning rather than a firm ruling.
- Bill Martinson · Designer · 2021-02-08
- Bill Martinson · Designer · 2021-02-08
- Missses_Fahrenheit · Community · 2021-02-07
- Phil Fleischmann · Community · 2021-02-07disagrees
- jdu98a · Community · 2021-02-07disagrees
The designer treats Self-Destruct as ending the encounter for everyone, so Loser's upset does not make both sides win. He concedes this reads the kicker as short-circuiting the reveal rather than the strict text.