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The Cards

• Regions - If I simultaneously build 2 settlements, am I allowed to swap the regions of the first settlement with those of the second?

  No, the two building projects take place separately.

• Regions - May I move resources of the same type in my own principality?

  Only by means of the Wainwright.

  Note: The Wainwright belongs to the Age of Darkness expansion.

• Regions - When building a settlement, may I place the two regions at will?

  Yes. However, once you have decided where to place the regions, you no longer may change their positions.

• Regions - Why are there two region cards more than you can build?

  That way, it is guaranteed that even when building the last settlement without the help of the Scout there is still some randomness involved upon receiving the regions.

• Reiner the Herald - May I combine Reiner with Brigitta?

  Yes.

• Relocation - May I arrange the regions so that they match my production boosters?

  Yes.

• Relocation - May I move a building to an empty building site via Relocation?

  No.

• Relocation - May I swap the region the Gold Cache is adjacent to with the Relocation card?

  Yes.

• Relocation - May I use the Relocation card to exchange a ship for a building?

  Yes.

• Riots - Can the strength advantage or trade advantage switch to the other player after the active player has removed a unit, although the passive player still has to remove a unit?

  No. The consequences are not resolved until both players have chosen a unit.

• Riots - Do I have to pay gold if I have it, or may I "sacrifice" a unit?

  It's your choice whether you want to pay gold or remove a unit.

• Riots - How can I protect my units from Riots?

  Units without commerce points or strength points are always protected from Riots and can never lose this protection. For units with commerce points or strength points you may pay 1 gold or, if you have more than 2 of these units, 2 gold. The following cards protect potentially threatened units from Riots:

  • Chapel: Protects all affected units if either a 1, 2, or 3 or a 4, 5, or 6 is rolled with the production die. If the player has both Chapels, his units are always protected, no matter which number is rolled with the production die.
  • Sebastian the Itinerant Preacher: You may play Sebastian in reaction to Riots. In this case, all your units are protected from these Riots.
  • Public Feeling: If you pay 1 star, the event doesn't affect you.

  Note: The Public Feeling card belongs to the Age of Enlightenment expansion.

• Riots - In what order are the individual actions performed in case of Riots?

  First, the active player pays gold or places one of his units under a stack. Afterwards, the passive player pays gold or places one of his units under a stack.

• Riots - What happens if only one player can lose a unit but not the other player?

  Then only one player loses a unit and the other one doesn't.

• Riots - When the Riots event card is played, I am supposed to pay 1 gold, but currently I don't have gold. I don't want to remove the unit though. May I trade a resource type with the bank in order to obtain a gold?

  No, trades with the bank are only possible during the action phase.