Echo

Echo
Echo
Set	BROM
Designer	James Ernest, Nick Sauer
Artist	BROM
Publisher	Cheapass Games
Release Date	November 1999
Dice	(?) (?) (?) (?) (?)
Tournament Legal	Yes

Echo's Special Rules

Echo's basic recipe matches that of her enemy.

Design Notes

The convention of putting special rules directly on the button was adopted because rare Buttons are typically presented with no support material, and must therefore be relatively self-contained. While Echo is not always allowed in tournaments, this is due mainly to the problem that arises when they meet copies of themselves. The biggest problem is when Echo meets Echo, and there is no basis for creating either character. Some tournament directors have solved this problem by allowing only one copy of any Button Men in a single tournament.

The five question marks on Echo are superfluous. Some players interpret them to mean that Echo has exactly five dice, whether she’s facing Giant or Shepherd or Reaver. The fact is that since they are undefined, they are simply a decoration. Her entire recipe is dictated by her special ability. Also, since the text dictates that only her “basic recipe” matches that of her opponent, she therefore starts with the same set of options, but may choose anything for her variable dice independent of the choices of her opponent.