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=============================== CFJ 4039 ===============================
I currently own the recursion stone.
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Caller: snail
Judge: Murphy
Judgement: FALSE
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History:
Called by snail: 01 Jun 2023 21:16:54
Assigned to Murphy: 04 Jun 2023 13:29:32
Judged FALSE by Murphy: 04 Jun 2023 20:26:20
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Caller's Evidence:
snail wrote:
> I wield the radiance stone. (This increases my radiance by 3.)
> I reach for the Minty stone.
> I wield the recursion stone as the soul stone, specifying the
> anti-equatorial stone.
> I wield the anti-equatorial stone. (This transfers the power stone to me.)
- Recursion Stone (Monthly, 4): The Recursion Stone can be wielded
once per month as if it had the power of any other stone of your
choice.
- Soul Stone (weekly, 3): When wielded, the Soul Stone is
transferred to the owner of a different specified non-immune
stone not owned by Agora, then that stone is transferred to the
wielder.
Caller's Arguments:
Using the recursion stone as the soul stone seems to transfer the soul
stone to the owner of the anti-equatorial stone, as that's what the rule
says (the power of the soul stone, which is being copied, transfers the
soul stone, not the recursion stone or perhaps "this stone"). But does it
actually do that? If so, I own the recursion stone and ais523 now owns the
soul stone. If not, my recursion stone was transferred to ais523. A real
thinker, a conundrum, if you will. Will the practical reading prevail? Or
the technical, textual one?
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Judge Murphy's Arguments:
Beokirby acquired the Recursion Stone on or about 2023-05-29, and still
had it when the attempted actions listed in Caller's Evidence were
attempted. I judge FALSE.
To answer the intended question, though: The Recursion Stone's power is
worded broadly; "as if it had the power", as opposed to "as if it had a
copy of the power's text". Accordingly, I interpret that it also
substitutes itself into any clause in which the power of the target
stone references the target stone itself. This would result in a
judgement of FALSE even if Beokirby had not acted.
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