<p>Certainly you can.  Per the rules:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>no player can ever have two identical
  cards face up in front of him.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>There is no restriction on an identical card being face up in front of <em>another</em> person!</p>

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2011-02-17T21:04:38.273Z
Doh!  We were reading "in front of him" as "on the table"...
GWLlosa
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2014-01-23T15:42:22.433Z
Actually there is a character from an expansion that causes other players to discard an item if he plays the same item.
Joe W
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2011-02-17T20:40:15.463Z
2011-02-17T20:40:15.463Z
thesunneversets
<p>Can you play an item card (like a Barrel) if you don't already have one, but someone else does?</p>

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2011-05-21T19:30:16.080Z
@LittleBobbyTables -- Quite correct, and so marked.
GWLlosa
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Unique Item Cards in Bang?
GWLlosa
# Unique Item Cards in Bang?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-02-17)

Can you play an item card (like a Barrel) if you don't already have one, but someone else does?

**Tags:** bang

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: @LittleBobbyTables -- Quite correct, and so marked.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2011-02-17. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Certainly you can. Per the rules:

> no player can ever have two identical
> cards face up in front of him.

There is no restriction on an identical card being face up in front of *another* person!

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Doh!  We were reading "in front of him" as "on the table"...  
> **username_2**: Actually there is a character from an expansion that causes other players to discard an item if he plays the same item.  

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