A pair of victims picks a bad time to declare their love.

Play this card when a victim is slain.  If the victim is adjacent to a face-up victim of the opposite sex, also remove it from the game.

Errata: None

FAQ: None

Availability: Base Set Booster

Review: by MarchHare
"Unlucky at Love" is not a plot twist for competative players. It's very conditional (you can only play it: a) during your opponent's Suspense Phase, b) during a slaying attempt, & c) against a victim adjacent to another victim of the opposite sex--being face up isn't a factor, as the adjacent victims will be revealed once the opponent's monster enters the space for the slaying attempt) and does nothing to prevent the actual slaying by your opponent's monster. It takes a fair amount of effort and planning, in addition to plenty of luck, to ever pull off. In short, since you only have six cards for your crypt, barring addition cards granted by monster's cards, there's better options out there.

That said, this is my single favorite plot twist and I typically use it in about 75% or more of all armies I play. Why? Because it's hilarious and follows the age-old horror cliche of the lovers typically dying once they have removed their clothes for the camera. Sure I'd be better served with an extra reroll plot twist, or the like, in almost every case, but winning and losing isn't what the game is always about. The game is about fun and I always get a good laugh every time I pull this off successfully. Occasionally, the removal of the extra victim from the game can thwart your opponent's strategy that turn, but that's never true enough to count upon it.

So how do you pull it off? For starters, you need victims of both sexes (and you can't rely on your opponent for any help) so you should bring half males and half females for your victim pool. While most victims start spread out from one another, each board has at least one location where 3-4 victims start cluttered in one location. That's your best bet to pull "Unlucky at Love" off. Otherwise, you have to move victims adjacent to one another and trust your luck. I recommend using plot twists #001 & #002 from the Base Set ("Trip" & "Broke a Heal") in your crypt, as they not only grant you rerolls, but can prevent your opponent from moving/splitting-up adjacent victims for one crucial turn.

I never expect to pull off "Unlucky at Love" in most of my games, but every time I see a Jock & Cheerleader victim token alone together in a haunted house, I'm glad I have it with me :)

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