by edelen
How does passing on the damned soul of Onys card work?
Does the player to your left have to have a 'open' star(summon gauge) to be able to pass it on?
Can you pass it on in other peoples turns?
Or only in your own?
We are a bit confused as it was played on turn one of a game last night and we played that you have to have a star to pass it on which made it VERY difficult to get rid of.
Key wording concerning the card, from the rules:
At any point during their turn, the player who owns the Damned Soul of Onys can choose to give it to the player to their left by discarding a water energy. The Damned Soul of Onys therefore changes owners. The Damned Soul of Onys can change owners multiple times in a given round.
The turn answer is in the boldfaced phrase. Only the owner can pass it, and only on his/her turn. It can change hands multiple times in a round because the card moves left, as does the turn.
The summons answer is underlined above, which to me supersedes the number of summons openings in another player's tableau. How this card plays is up to the owner. In other words, this card can be passed around with no restrictions other than those printed on the card.I guess the question that remains is whether a player with an open summoning spot must consider it filled by this card if passed by another player.
I would tend to play it as if it does, which adds more screwage.
That said, if consistency matters and it's not being counted as summoned if it is passed to a player with all summoning spots filled, then perhaps it should be treated as an inconsequential ghost card that never fills a summoning spot. If you want to go by definition, it wasn't truly summoned by the person who receives it. It sort of "just shows up."
