Re: Book Burning: What is the meaning of this card?

Christopher Richmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The text on Book Burning is extremely confusing.  It reads:
>"Unless a player has Book Burning deal 6 damage to him or her, put the top 6
>cards of target player's library into his or her graveyard."
>What exactly does this card do?  Can anyone elaborate?

"Unless you do A, do B" is the same, says the Glossary, as "You may do A. If
you don't, do B."

So here, first the spell checks that its target is legal: target player.
(Not "target library of a player"; it targets the player, and AFFECTS the
player's library. Or doesn't affect it.)

Then, a(ny) player may have Book Burning deal 6 damage to him or her.

If no player does (active player gets the choice first, followed by opponents
in turn order), the chosen player has to mill the top six cards of their
library.

(It also has nothing to do with whether a player owns a Book Burning, has
a Book Burning in hand or in graveyard, etc.)

It works much like any other "unless" card.

Dave
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