When Party Favors is played in a 4-player game where Player 1 plays it, Player 2 chooses Cards, and Players 3 and 4 both choose Runes, does each player who chose Runes channel 1 rune (Outcome 1) or 2 runes (Outcome 2)?

Ruling: It's Outcome 1. Each player who chose Runes channels 1 rune, not 2.

Sequence:

  • Player 1 and Player 2 draw a card
  • Player 1 and Player 3 each channel 1 rune
  • Player 1 and Player 4 each channel 1 rune

Nuances:

  • The "for each player that" clause counts how many players chose an option and applies the effect to the controller and each individual player who chose that option separately, not multiplying the benefit for those other players
  • The wording "you and that player" (singular) rather than "you and those players" (plural) indicates each player is resolved individually with the controller