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Errata / Updates

Spirits and Innate Powers

• Core game - 4th and 5th printings
  Errata for A Spread of Rampant Green, special rule "Choke the Land with Green" -- using this ability is optional. (A "may" was omitted.)

  A corrected version is planned for Errata Pack (Core 4th/5th, B&C 3rd).
  Tags: Ravage, Build, A Spread of Rampant Green

Frequently Asked Questions

Adversaries

• Which lands are affected by the Level 1 effect "Indentured Servants Earn Land" of the Kingdom of England?
  The lands you'd normally check for Build. (Those of the Terrain type(s) showing on the Invader Card under Build.)

  The only change to how Build works is that a land without Invaders might Build (if it meets the listed requirements), which normally is not the case.
  Tags: Build, Kingdom of England
• Does the Kingdom of France's "Slave Labor" effect, converting Explorers into Towns, trigger if they don't Build normally?
  No, it doesn't. The effect happens "After Invaders Build", so if they are prevented from building (by Disease, or by skipping actions for one reason or another), then it doesn't trigger.

  By the same token, if the Invaders get an extra Build for any reason, the effect would trigger then.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Build, Disease, Kingdom of France

Definitions

• What does it mean that a land "matches" an Invader card? Most places, it seems to mean "has the land type shown on the card" and nothing else, but the Notes on England (p. 27 JE) use it differently.
  The p. 27 note on England (first JE printing) is incorrect - all "match" means is "matches the land type shown on the card". Limitations from the Invader Action are separate.

  The England example should instead say, "Invader Build Cards affect matching lands without Invaders if they are adjacent to at least 2 (town)/(city)".
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Invader deck, Matches, Build, Kingdom of England, 0 more...

General Play

• What are some more-common mistakes in your first games?
  See "Rules semi-commonly misplayed".
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Presence track, Targeting, Growth, Build, 2 more...

Invader Actions

• When doing an Invader action (Explore, Build, or Ravage), can you choose which lands they act in first?
  Yes. The card tells you which lands to act in, but then the players can choose which of those lands happen first. At Invader Stage III, you can do lands of the two shown terrains in any order; you don't need to fully resolve one terrain before resolving the other terrain.

  The order Explore Actions rarely matters, even if those Explores add a new source of Invaders. Similarly, the order of Build Actions rarely matters, even against Kingdom of England Level 1+.

  The order does sometimes matter for Ravages, due to Blight cascades, flipping the Blight Card, or uncommon effects that change the amount of Invaders in a land that is already Ravaging, but the order won't change which lands Ravage even against Kingdom of Sweden Level 5+ or Tsardom of Russia Level 3+.

  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Explore, Build, Ravage, Ordering, 0 more...
• Can the "next normal" Ravage or Build be on a future turn?
  Yes.

  If the Ravage or Build slot is empty, leave the relevant card in that space until the effect is triggered.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Ravage, Build, Events, Heavy Farming, 5 more...
• I'm confused - when do restrictions like "there must be Invaders" for Build and "there must be a source of Explorers" for Explore apply?
  Those apply when resolving Invader Cards - specifically, when making a list of what lands match the Invader Card (JE rulebook p. 27)

  If an Event tells you to perform a single Build action - eg, "On Each Board: Build in a land with Dahan" - you don't check whether that land has Invaders.

  But if it tells you to resolve an entire Build Step / Build Card for a particular terrain, it works just like it would if you had a physical card - you're making a list of which lands match, so the normal Build/Explore restrictions apply. The Events "Fortification" and "New Cash Crops Take Hold" work this way (and do not usually build in empty lands), though it's not how they're phrased. (See the Errata in the JE rulebook p. 27)
  Tags: Build, Explore, Ravage, Events, 2 more...
• Does the order of Builds matter to determine what Builds for Kingdom of England at Level 1+ or Kingdom of Scotland Level 3+?
  No. You look at the board position before the Build Card. (The England Adversary card explains this.) Thus Towns or Cities added do not count for further Builds coming from the same Build card.

  If there is more than one Invader Card in the Build spot, then Towns and Cities added from the first card do count for the second card. Likewise if there is a build from England's High Immigration: Any buildings added from that rule will count for (e.g.) the regular Build. In general, you check what lands will Build at the beginning of looking at the Build Card.

  The Jagged Earth rulebook (p. 27) clarifies that this is the general rule, also applying to Explore and Ravage Cards.
  (Discussion elsewhere) (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Build, Ordering, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, 0 more...
• What does the 2nd choice in Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid modify: a Ravage Step, a Ravage Card, or Ravage Actions?
  Read "the next normal Ravage becomes a Build" as "the next normal Ravage Card (even on a future turn) becomes a Build Card".

  The step is still the Ravage Step, so anything that specifically happens before, during, or after the Ravage Step will still happen at its normal time (but no Build Step effects will apply). Nevertheless, the resolved Invader card will obey all Build Card rules (both normal and Adversary-driven), cause Build Actions, etc.

  See New Nomenclature Roundup for a list of how to read ambiguous older game items.
  Tags: Ravage, Build, Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid, Kingdom of Scotland, 3 more...

Spirits and Innate Powers

• Does the event Lingering Plagues *("....Ignore Disease during Builds this Invader Phase")* stop Vengeance from gaining Fear by letting Builds happen where there's Disease?
  No, Vengeance may still gain the Fear. Lingering Plagues should be read as "Disease doesn't prevent Builds this Invader Phase" - it modifies the same thing ("When Disease would prevent a Build") as The Terror of a Slowly Unfolding Plague, so you can choose to apply the latter first.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Action Modifiers, Disease, Build, Lingering Plagues, 3 more...
• Can Invader Actions happen in a place that isn't a land (e.g., in The Endless Dark)?
  No. If a Power would cause an Invader Action there (e.g., Manifest Incarnation causing a Ravage), skip that instruction because it can't be resolved.
  Tags: Ravage, Build, Blur the Arc of Years (Fractured Days Split the Sky), Manifest Incarnation, 4 more...
• When the Habsburg Monarchy (Livestock Colony) Level 2+ would Build a City in an Inland Fathomless Mud Sacred Site, how many Explorers get Built?
  One or two Explorers, your choice.

  If you choose to apply Offer No Firm Foundations first, it switches the Build from a City to an Explorer, so More Rural Than Urban doesn’t apply. On the other hand, if you choose to apply More Rural Than Urban first, it switches the Build from a City to two Towns, which Offer No Firm Foundations then switches to two Explorers.
  Tags: Build, Action Modifiers, Habsburg Monarchy (Livestock Colony), Offer No Firm Foundations (Fathomless Mud of the Swamp), 1 more...