If Player A initiates a showdown at battlefield 1, Player B plays Ride the Wind to go to battlefield 2, then Player B plays another Ride the Wind to return to battlefield 1 and wins, does Player B score one point or two points that turn?

Ruling: Player B scores only one point. When Player B plays Ride the Wind to battlefield 2 while the first showdown at battlefield 1 has not yet resolved, the showdown at battlefield 2 never happens because the existing showdown must fully resolve first.

Sequence:

• Player A initiates showdown at battlefield 1
• Player B plays Ride the Wind to battlefield 2, staging a second showdown
• The first showdown at battlefield 1 must fully resolve before the second showdown can begin
• Player B plays Ride the Wind back to battlefield 1 before the first showdown resolves
• Since Player B returned to battlefield 1 before the first showdown resolved, the showdown at battlefield 2 never happens
• Player B wins at battlefield 1 and scores one point

Nuances:

• A showdown fully resolves when both players pass on an empty chain with focus
• Playing Ride the Wind into an ongoing showdown at the same battlefield is called a "surprise defence"