Talk:Playing Manual/@comment-96.240.93.147-20130120124007/@comment-5775768-20130121160107

There are 4 type of ability, Continous, Activate, Auto, and Event.

Continous just like its name, it's active in the same time the cards activated and it will stay active untill the mentioned card is destroyed or leave the field.

Auto is well, again just like the name. When a certain condition is meet you may or you must activate that cards ability.

Event is event, it's timing is first in your own turn at anytime you like and second in your opponent turn only and only being able to be activated when you opponent attacked your Z/X and after your opponent declared that he will not use any event or activate (so it is a must to ask your opponent wether they are going to use event/activate before you activate yours when you opponent declared an attack)

Activate is pretty much the same with Event, the different is that activate is a creature/monster/Z/X or whatever you call it, ability. So yeah a Z/X with an activate ability can be activated in your opponent's turn.