<p>If the rules of a game say that you should use a man from position X to do Y, and you have no man in position X, you cannot do Y since you have no piece that qualifies to do Y. So if you have no man available in your "start" position, you do not have "what it takes" to "Sorry" someone.</p>

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2017-11-19T15:18:25.890Z
2017-11-19T15:18:25.890Z
Tom Au
<p>If you draw a sorry card but you do not have a man in start, are you able to take one of your live players and bump one of your live player opponents back to start?</p>

<p>The Sorry rules for a sorry card play are: </p>

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  <p>Take one pawn from your “START” position and move it to any legal
  space occupied by an opponent (no “HOME”, “START”, or “SAFETY ZONE”
  spaces), and bump the opponent back to their “START” space. If you
  have no pawns in the “START” space, or there are no legal pawns to
  bump, end your turn.</p>
</blockquote>

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2018-12-07T16:16:06.573Z
It'sliterally written in the rules you quoted: "*If you have no pawns in the “START” space [...] end your turn.*"
AndyT
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Rules for playing a sorry card?
Laura Guardino
# Rules for playing a sorry card?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-19)

If you draw a sorry card but you do not have a man in start, are you able to take one of your live players and bump one of your live player opponents back to start?

The Sorry rules for a sorry card play are:

> Take one pawn from your “START” position and move it to any legal
> space occupied by an opponent (no “HOME”, “START”, or “SAFETY ZONE”
> spaces), and bump the opponent back to their “START” space. If you
> have no pawns in the “START” space, or there are no legal pawns to
> bump, end your turn.

**Tags:** sorry

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It'sliterally written in the rules you quoted: "*If you have no pawns in the “START” space [...] end your turn.*"  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-11-19. Score: 5

If the rules of a game say that you should use a man from position X to do Y, and you have no man in position X, you cannot do Y since you have no piece that qualifies to do Y. So if you have no man available in your "start" position, you do not have "what it takes" to "Sorry" someone.


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