"Query on Guillotine card game" Topic

How do/would you play this.

In the Guillotine card game a turn is…
1) You MAY play an action card – this may rearrange the line.
2) Execute the noble at head of the line.
3) Take an action card (whether you played one or not)

One of the Noble cards is 'Master Spy' with the rule.
"After each action card is played, move this card to the end of the line".

How would/do you play this?
1) Action Card is played – Action taken – Move Spy
OR
2) Action Card is played – Move Spy – Action taken

Kill ‘em all. Let God sort out the just.

We always used Option 1.

To me Option 2 is actually – Action card is announced – move spy – Action Taken.

It's the implementation of the Action that is the playing of the card

Agree, it's the first one.

Playing the card is displaying it and executing it, not just laying it down.

Among other things, this means using a card to move the Spy to the front of the line doesn't work, because he is moved to the front of the line.

The French version says:

"Après chaque carte action jouée, déplacez cette carte à la fin de la ligne."

"Jouée" is past participle instead of the English present participle, so playing is definitely in the past before moving the spy. Also, in French rules, jouée is pretty much used to mean taking action, and would use different words. Thank you Edmond Hoyle.

And taking a head is a separate section than playing a card; it is not a seamless action. The playing of the card and its action is complete before claiming the noble.

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Just checking – Thanks.

So the Spy will always be at the end of the line.

Well, no.

If you don't choose to play an action card and he's at the front, then you could end up claiming him.