Kingdom of England

Frequently Asked Questions

Adversaries

• How does "Invaders skip all actions" in a particular land interact with a Stage II Escalation affecting that land?
  If the Stage II Escalation is an Invader Action (i.e., Ravage, Build, or Explore), it's skipped. Otherwise, it is an Adversary Action and not affected.

  Specifically:

  • Directly skipped (Invader Actions): Kingdom of England, Habsburg Mining Expedition
  • Indirectly skipped (triggered by Invader Actions): Kingdom of Sweden
  • Unskippable: Kingdom of Brandenburg Prussia, Kingdom of France (Plantation Colony), Tsardom of Russia, Habsburg Monarchy (Livestock Colony), Kingdom of Scotland.

  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Skipping Actions, Stage II escalation, A Year of Perfect Stillness (Vital Strength of the Earth), Paralyzing Fright, 9 more...
• Does Ceaseless Mining (Habsburg Mining Expedition Level 1) cause Ravages in Mining lands from extra Build Steps (e.g., from High Immigration when combining with the Kingdom of England)?
  No, Ceaseless Mining only affects the ordinary Build Step printed on the Invader Board, since it refers to the Build Step. Build Cards in extra Build Steps will Build normally.
  Tags: Combining Adversaries, Build Step, Fortification, Kingdom of England, 1 more...
• 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
• For Habsburg Level 1 (Migratory Herders), does it check *all* Build Cards, or just those in the normal Build Step?
  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...

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...
• When you ¨Remove 3 Health worth of Invaders”, can you Remove 3 damaged Towns?
  No, the Health of an Invader doesn't change when it takes Damage. Damaged Towns still count for 2 Health each.

  A few effects (e.g., Kingdom of England Level 5, or some Event/Fear cards) modify Health, and this does affect how many Invaders you can Remove. But Damage does not reduce Health. (Health is simply the total amount of Damage it takes to destroy something.)
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Damage, Health, Seek Safety, Belief Takes Root, 14 more...

Invader Actions

• Do Stage II Escalations happen before or after the Explore?
  If it is not specified, it happens before the Explore.

  This means that, e.g., Brandenburg-Prussia can add a Town that then acts as a source for the Exploration that happens immediately afterwards.
  Tags: Stage II escalation, Kingdom of Brandenburg-Prussia, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, 1 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

• When Invaders have increased health, does Ocean's Hungry Grasp get a bonus when exchanging them for Energy?
  No. As the Special Rule says, ignore modifiers to Invader Health when trading Invaders for Energy.

  This applies to all modifiers, whether permanent (e.g., England Level 5) or temporary (e.g., the Event card Tight-Knit Communities).
  (Discussion elsewhere) (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Health, Kingdom of England, Tight-Knit Communities, Drowning (Ocean's Hungry Grasp), 2 more...
• When playing against England, can A Spread of Rampant Green prevent the escalation effect or High Immigration Builds?
  Yes.

  Those are both Builds, so A Spread of Rampant Green's special ability Choke the Land with Green can prevent them.

  England can build multiple times in the same land, and A Spread of Rampant Green would need to decide each time whether to sacrifice a Presence to prevent it.
  (Discussion elsewhere)  Tags: Kingdom of England, Choke the Land with Green (A Spread of Rampant Green), A Spread of Rampant Green
• If an effect changes the Health of all pieces that meet a particular condition, does that affect pieces in The Endless Dark?
  Yes, so long as it checks the traits of the piece itself (e.g., what type it is, how much Strife it has) rather than the traits of the land it’s in (e.g., if Blight is present, if at least 3+ Invaders are present).
  Tags: Health, Breath of Darkness Down Your Spine, The Endless Dark (Breath of Darkness Down Your Spine), Kingdom of England, 9 more...