[Ruling -Spoiler] Moving the experiment?

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If the experiment in Extracarricular Activity is engaged with a player, but the doom track ticks over the threshold, does the experiment disengage and moves the the dorms or does it make an attack then move with the investigator still attached?

Posted Apr 7, 2017, 1:01 PM UTC

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Darthcaboose•

Don't forget that The Experiment has the keyword Massive.

Massive means that the enemy is considered to be engaged with all investigators at that location, and that it does not get placed in an investigator's threat area.

Consequentially, when the doom advances, it just moves on to the next stop. Although it does technically disengage with all investigators when doing so, there are not any investigator cards that take direct advantage of an enemy disengaging with you.

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bdflory•

It does move, but it never disengages with investigators, even though it's no longer considered engaged once it moves.

It's exactly like thr Zoey ruling. She can't trigger her ability off a massive enemy because she never engages it. She's only considered to be engaged for the purposes of effects that check whether you are, like Machete.

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DragonGeminiSurvivor•

If I had to wager a guess, I would say that the Experiment disengages and moves. Its goal is to get to the dormitories, not kill investigators.

The Experiment would only attack during the Enemy phase.

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