[Post Contest Tune-up] Rush Hour Road Rage (Traffic Congestion)

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[spoiler Lore]You can only control 1 face-up "Traffic Congestion". Once per turn: You can move this card to an adjacent unoccupied Spell & Trap Card Zone you control, OR switch its position with an adjacent Spell/Trap Card you control. Monsters your opponent controls in this card's column cannot attack. Monsters your opponent controls in columns adjacent to this card cannot activate their effects.[/spoiler]

 

So, this was my entry for my 1v1 involving Senet mechanics.

 

What I've noticed about the current Senet cards is that as you fill up the field, their movement becomes increasingly limited. Which is why I've taken the usual Senet movement clause and upgraded it such that you can switch its positions with an adjacent card, keeping its mobility even if you've set a number of S/Ts.

 

Next, I was thinking of cards that function similar to how a pawn attacks, with the idea of making the card named "En Passant". Then I noticed the image in one of the Card Art Galleries, and decided, "Why not? Let's design the card around this image." Hence the card has a 3-for-1 effect.

 

Much like traffic jams, especially ones that ensue due to road works, there really isn't a lot you can do to maneuver through. Whatever's in front of this card - the closed lane - can't attack, while the others next to it - the lanes that get slowed down the most due to the closure - can't operate properly and thus can't activate their effects. With the Senet effect, you get to choose which lane to close and which monsters to lock out, forcing the opponent to start thinking about their card placement.

 

The problem, as the voters have highlighted, is the possibility of multiple copies being on the field at once, closing of multiple lanes and thus giving the opponent an incredibly difficult time. Admittedly, I forgot to foresee this scenario while designing the card. Now the card has a "one face-up copy" clause to avert such a difficult predicament.

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Aaaand bump.