Canny Defense

Frequently Asked Questions

Effect Rules

• If a Dahan is not participating in Ravage, can it still grant Defend 1 in that Ravage from Bargains of Power and Protection or Canny Defense?
  No, if a piece is not participating in Ravage, it can’t grant Defend in that Ravage or count towards an effect that grants Defend in that Ravage. However, in the rare case that Invaders do Damage to the land or to the Dahan outside of a Ravage due to a Power or Event, the Dahan will grant Defend and reduce that Damage.

  This is only a problem for effects that apply to the entire island, and are thus rechecked every time they are relevant. Effects that check for or count Dahan in a single land lock in their Defend amount earlier in the turn.
  Tags: Do not participate in Ravage, Bargains of Power and Protection, Canny Defense, Coordinated Defense, 5 more...

Event Cards

• For the event New Cash Crops Take Hold, do you get the benefit of the Canny Defense event on the same card?
  No, the Events on a card are executed in order, so the extra Ravage takes place before you get the benefit of Canny Defense.

  Likewise for A Strange Madness Among the Beasts, the Beasts deal damage after the first part of the card (in which some of them may be removed).
  Tags: Events, New Cash Crops Take Hold, Canny Defense, A Strange Madness Among the Beasts, 0 more...

Fear and Fear Cards

• Does Dahan on their Guard *(In each land, 1 Defense per Dahan)* provide Defense based on the number of Dahan at the time the Fear card was revealed or when the Ravage happens?
  For island-wide effects like Dahan on their Guard, you check the number of Dahan there when the Invaders do damage (usually in the Ravage).

  This applies to all Event / Fear cards that affect all lands with (some contents) - you treat it as a game-wide rule for the turn, so you don't have to keep track of where pieces used to be across the entire board. Powers which affect all lands of a particular type work the same way, for the same reason.

  Powers which affect only one land check land contents at the moment of use, again to minimize required memory: it's easier to remember "this specific land has Defend 3" than "this land has Defend equal to the number of Dahan in it at the time".

  Unusual cases:

  • The Coordinated Strikes Event checks "are there 3 or more Dahan?" immediately to see where Damage happens, then again later on (when it's relevant) for the Defend.
  • The Trees and Stones Speak of War Major Power provides per-Dahan Defense that moves with the Dahan if you hit the threshold (because the threshold explicitly says so).
    (Discussion elsewhere) (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Defend, Dahan on their Guard, Belief Takes Root, Canny Defense, 11 more...