by roboraygun
Nushura wrote:
Also, I think that in the spirit of the game, you should not be allowed to heal in Tokyo unless that you have a card that specifically says that can be used in Tokyo. I.e., the card that you pay energy for life should not be used while in Tokyo
While I totally could see the arguement thematically, rule wise I disagree that it's fine to use in Tokyo. I read it as you can't naturally heal (use the heart rolls on yourself) but if you have some special mutation or special power like any of the other cards then its a valid strategy. Like you said, if you think someone is gunning for that play you can always wipe the cards.
It's also like you said, it's come up so infrequently that for us it's a non issue, but I could definitely see a group custom house ruling their game not to be able to use it in Tokyo if everyone agreed, especially if for your group it feels too unbalanced while playing.
(Edit: actually now that I think about it thematically you could even argue that you can't rest in Tokyo (dice hearts) but that healing cards are special abilities even, but again I think group house rules are always fine)