by Webhead123
DukeDrizzt wrote:
Disgustipater wrote:
Ardamaeus wrote:
Wait, when you attack, do you have to take Tokyo? Or only have to take it if Tokyo is empty?
...the only problem i have is with the wording on this. The rules state if u are attacked while in tokyo and u dont want to be there anymore (and who can blame u - it can be rough!) u can yeld to the monster that attacked. U still take the damage however.
The very next paragraph says
If u are eliminated while in tokyo, the monster who has eliminated u automatically takes control of tokyo.
...the only problem i have is with the wording on this. The rules state if u are attacked while in tokyo and u dont want to be there anymore (and who can blame u - it can be rough!) u can yeld to the monster that attacked. U still take the damage however.
The very next paragraph says
If u are eliminated while in tokyo, the monster who has eliminated u automatically takes control of tokyo.
If there was any question about the attacker being forced to take Tokyo, it is supported by further verbiage in the rulebook.
On page 2, under "Advanced Rule" for Tokyo Bay, the first blue text box says the following:
"If the Monster in Tokyo Bay is attacked it can choose to abandon Tokyo Bay (still taking any damage dealt, just like Tokyo City). In this case the Monster that attacked must move in unless it is moving into Tokyo City, in which case Tokyo Bay becomes temporarily unoccupied."
Also, on page 3 in the Glossary under the "Leaving Tokyo/Flee" entry, it says:
"A Monster can leave Tokyo (yield his place) to the Monster who just attacked him. If a card allows a monster to leave Tokyo with no damage from an attack, the attacker still occupies Tokyo."
By using the term "still", the rules are implying that the normal course of action is for the attacker to take posession of Tokyo when the defender flees and that this will happen even if the defender somehow negates the damage.
I hope that helps.