Build over a Building - If I pay three identical Influence Cards and use a building that covers six squares to build over another building of the same size, may I build over smaller buildings in the process?

Elasund – The First City

Yes. Collateral damage is possible.

Build over a Building - May I build over my own buildings?

Elasund – The First City

Yes, as long as you observe the other building rules.

Building Permits - Does a Building Permit of value “zero” entitle a player to build a building?

Elasund – The First City

Yes. A Building Permit of value “zero” is also a Building Permit, and as long as it is the only one used, it is more valuable than no Building Permit at all.

Building Permits - May I place a Building Permit on the building site for the church?

Elasund – The First City

No.

Building Permits - There are 3 Building Permits on a 2x2 square: two green ones (values: 0 and 1) and a red one (value: 2). May Green build a building that covers 4 squares, although his 2 Building Permits combined have a lower value than the red one?

Elasund – The First City

No. In case of Building Permits, all that matters is their value, not how many of them there are.

Buildings - According to the game instructions, all buildings must be placed in such a way that the white arrows point to the compass rose. But the buildings covering six squares do not have a white arrow. May I place them in any direction?

Elasund – The First City

All buildings must be placed so that their roofs point upwards.

Buildings - May I remove buildings that are already built and place them somewhere else?

Elasund – The First City

No. You may only build buildings from the supply.

Buildings - On some of the cardboard tiles, various houses are depicted. In the game “Elasund,” is a “building” represented by a single cardboard tile or by a single house depicted on such a tile?

Elasund – The First City

In the game “Elasund,” a building is a rectangular cardboard tile that can cover one or more squares. It doesn’t matter how many houses are depicted on the tile.

General Questions - Are the players allowed to trade and exchange Gold Cards and Influence Cards among themselves?

Elasund – The First City

No. You receive Gold Cards and Influence Cards via the production roll, and you also receive Gold Cards by paying Influence Cards. Trading with the bank or your opponent is not possible.

Pirate Ship - A player rolls a “7” and places the pirate ship in a row with victory points. May he - for each City Wall Tower he owns - choose a card from the discarded cards, or must he draw “blindly”?

Elasund – The First City

Discarded cards are displayed face up, and the player who rolled the “7” chooses one of them.

Pirate Ship - May I place the pirate ship in the top or bottom row of the game board, both of which consist only of city walls? The thing is that there are also Victory Point Cubes in those rows, which otherwise would be protected from the pirates.

Elasund – The First City

 

No. The ship may only be placed in numbered rows.