Choosing to Fail

[Khyodee]

I know you can choose to fail duels against friendly models, but can you choose to fail a duel against an opponent? I assume that you have to still cheat down a low card to lose the duel, but I was curious if any rulings have been made stating otherwise.

[Dirial]

No, you cannot. Box on p. 33, big rule book, "attacking friendly models" is the one about relenting duels. Being attacked by a friendly model is the key. Note that models controlled by your opponent (via Obey, for example) are still friendly.

[Hateful Darkblack]

You can only choose to fail resist duels against friendly models. When you're attacking (for instance, if a Pig gets caught in a Stampede) you would need to do a regular attack, or to cheat a low card if you want to miss.

 

The rule is very specific: If one friendly model attacks the other, you can choose to skip the defense flip and call it a tie.