Block

Block is a potential part of an Attack Action when the attacking creature it is contested by another creature (as opposed to a direct attack).

There are two kinds of blocks:

• if a creature is attacking a zone which has a creature in it, that creature must block the attack. That can be thought of as a passive block.
• if a creature is attacking an empty zone, other creatures can decide to block the attack. That can be thought of as an active block.

Regardless of type, a contested attack involves one attacking creature and one blocking creature. As per rules of combat, they deal damage to each other simultaneously according to their Attack Stat.

Note that face-down creatures cannot actively block. If a zone with a face-down creature is targeted for an attack, that creature will first Flip.