Oct 17, 2023

One Piece Card Game - General Rules

One Piece Card Game Q&A - General Rules:

Q: Can I choose the order between placing my deck and revealing my leader card?
A: No, both players only reveal their leader cards after placing their decks on the table.
Q: Is there a specific order I have to arrange my life in?
A: No, there isn't.
Q: At Refresh Phase, can I leave the Don!! that are attached and not return them to the Cost Area?
A: No, they must be returned to your Cost Area.
Q: What happens to characters that have their Power reduced to 0 or less?
A: They will remain in the field with 0 Power.
Q: If the text says "up to ~ cards," can I choose 0?
A: Yes, you can.
Q: If I attach more Don!! than the amount specified required to activate an effect with [Don!! xO], does the effect still activate?
A: Yes, it activates.
Q: Can I activate counter effects like [Counter +1000] of characters that are in the field?
A: No, counters can only be activated from the hand.
Q: Can I use counters to increase the attack of a card that is not being attacked?
A: Yes, you can. But the effect will still end at the end of that current battle.
Q: Do I have to pay the cost of a character to use its counter?
A: No, when using a character card for a counter, you don't have to pay its cost.
Q: When I already have 5 characters in play, and I play another character to replace one in play, does the character that is placed in the trash activate its [When KOed] effect?
A: No, it does not activate. Characters placed in the trash are not counted as being KOed and are moved directly into the trash.
Q: When I have multiple cards of the same name with [Once per turn] effects in play, can I activate each of their effects in the same turn?
A: Yes, you can.
Q: When playing a character with [When Played] effects, can I choose not to activate its [When Played] effects?
A: No, [When Played] effects must be activated as long as it is possible. However, if that effect has a cost attached, you can choose not to pay the cost, so that effect does not activate.
Q: Can I activate 2 or more [Blocker] in 1 battle?
A: No, you can't. Only 1 [Blocker] can be activated in each Block Step.
Q: Can I activate the [Blocker] of a character that is being attacked?
A: No, you can't.
Q: Can I use counters to increase the power of the card that activated [Blocker]?
A: Yes, you can.
Q: When my opponent attacks, if I have a character with [Blocker], is it compulsory to activate the [Blocker]?
A: No, you can choose to activate it or not.
Q: When my character with [Banish] successfully deals damage to my opponent's life, can I choose not to place it in the trash?
A: No, you can't.
Q: When my character with [Double Attack] successfully deals damage to my opponent, can I choose to deal only 1 damage?
A: No, you can't.
Q: When 2 damage is dealt from [Double Attack], if the 1st damage has a trigger that removes the attacking character or the [Double Attack] effect from play, does the remaining damage stop?
A: No, damage already dealt cannot be stopped. As it was already confirmed that 2 damage was dealt, even if the attacking character is removed from the field by a [Trigger] effect, or if the [Double Attack] effect is removed or nullified, the damage dealt remains as 2.
Q: If my opponent only has 1 Life, and I dealt 2 damage with [Double Attack], do I win the game?
A: No, you do not.
Q: Can I choose not to activate a [Trigger] effect and add the card to my hand?
A: Yes, you can.