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DPsycho on 15:21, 1. Dec, 2010
This isn't a big issue, or even necessarily something that needs to be fixed, but I have a question about something that occurs with Sea gate.

The Turn Actions page makes it clear that the card effect occurs first, in full, and then keyword effects afterward.

However, when Sea gate (as part of its card effect) discards an Aqua from enemy hand, and that discarded Aqua had been occupying one of the slots that will then be revealed in a Hidden game as part of the Far sight keyword effect, the newly-drawn card avoids the Revealed flag.

Why does this happen? It seems clear from the turn actions that the card effect (the discard) should already have been done before the keyword effect (reveal) is undertaken. Is this an oversight in the way Far sight is coded?

I don't have a replay to link right now, but I could when a current game of mine finishes.

(I'll note that I haven't looked at the keyword code myself. I can never remember where on the site it can be viewed.)
Lord Ornlu on 15:36, 1. Dec, 2010
If I am not mistaken, new cards are dealed in hand after all the effects have taken place. Perhaps the system does not discriminate between enemy and your hand when dealing new cards and will do it after card and keyword effects have taken place
DPsycho on 16:11, 1. Dec, 2010
That could be it. It didn't occur to me that the point at which it draws a new card isn't marked in the turn actions. I assumed it was at the end of step 2 since several card effects influence the next draw, but then again, many keyword effects are based on the hand at the time the card is played, ignoring the drawn one, so the draw probably is after that.
Mojko on 16:25, 1. Dec, 2010
This is because card flag management happens as a last thing.

So the system is like: "Ahh, a card was discarded, I need to reset the card flags".

And the Far sight keyword is like: "Dude, hold on, I just revealed that card!"

And the system is like: "Too bad, that card was discarded, so I need to remove the flag, better luck next time."

And that's basically how it is ;-)
DPsycho on 18:46, 1. Dec, 2010
Thank you for the enlightening and entertaining explanation, Mojko.