Happy Friday the 13th! Have some Ghosts!

[Conquistador]

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It is certainly meant more for its narrative effect than to be a regular part of a balanced company, <snip>

I figured that.  You are strong in the narrative area.  That is why I said might be unintentionally min-max'ed.  And "Min-Max'ed" was a bad phrase but I couldn't come up with a better one that sort of said what I wanted to say.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Eisenfaust]

Oh, I understand. Having a phrase at the ready is better than not communicating because you can't think of the right words.

You've keyed on to a lot of the same ideas I've been having about how to combat ghosts. In writing these rules I've tried to capture the traditional abilities and activities of ghosts in haunted house stories, twisted just enough to fit into the gaming milieu. The way I envisioned it, the ghost and its anchor would be deployed together like other figures. The anchor then stays at that location and the ghost enjoys the freedom of the board. In trying to keep it as simple as possible, that let me avoid having to write a separate summoning mechanic. But it would make perfect sense to have them be summoned if you wanted to add that.

[Craig]

Or you could have the player with the ghost face away from the table and throw a small plastic counter over his shoulder. Where it lands, place the anchor.

[Eisenfaust]

Or you could have the player with the ghost face away from the table and throw a small plastic counter over his shoulder. Where it lands, place the anchor.

THAT is why you're the idea man.