Build Cards

Frequently Asked Questions

Adversaries

• When Habsburg Mining Expedition Level 1+ resolves a Build Card, when does it check which lands are Mining lands (which will Ravage instead of Build)?
  When you start resolving the Build Card, determine which lands get Invader Actions and what type of Invader Actions those will be. Changing the number of Invaders in the land after that doesn't change the type of Action.

  If every Invader in a Mining land doesn’t participate in Ravage, that land gets no Invader Action; if only some aren’t participating, it’ll still get a Ravage Action, since whether or not a land is a Mining land isn’t affected by participation in Ravage (or lack thereof).

  Tags: Do not participate in Ravage, Build Cards, Matches, Habsburg Mining Expedition, 0 more...
• For Habsburg Level 1 (Migratory Herders), does it check all Build Cards, or just those in the normal Build Space?
  The intent is that it only checks cards in the Build Space printed on the Invader Board, but that isn't explicitly spelled out for space reasons (and because it doesn't matter 99% of the time). If you play it as written (also checking Build Cards in other places), that's totally fine.

  Situations where it makes a difference include are playing double-Adversary with England Lvl 3+ (the High Immigration step has Build Cards) and the Event Card "Farmers Seek the Dahan for Aid" (which can turn a Ravage Card into a Build Card).
  Tags: Build Step, Build Cards, Combining Adversaries, Habsburg Monarchy (Livestock Colony), 2 more...
• Can effects that skip Build Actions prevent Habsburg Mining Expedition Level 1+ from Ravaging in a Mining land that matches the Build Card?
  No.

  There is never a Build Action to skip — the Build Card directly creates Ravage Actions. Any effect that skips Ravage Actions will work though.
  Tags: Skipping Actions, Build Cards, Habsburg Mining Expedition

Event Cards

• Can the "3 or fewer Towns/Cities" effect of "Bureaucrats Adjust Funding" cause a Build Action in a land without Invaders?
  Yes, and the resulting Build Action will usually Build a Town in that land.

  "Bureaucrats Adjust Funding" only checks if the land matches the Build Card, not if it contains Invaders. This is different from "Pour Time Sideways," which checks where Invader Cards are already creating Invader Actions.
  Tags: Build Cards, Matches, Bureaucrats Adjust Funding, Pour Time Sideways (Fractured Days Split the Sky), 1 more...