Playing Without Events

Frequently Asked Questions

Adversaries

• When does Brandenburg-Prussia Level 2's early Stage III card count as Stage III and when does it count as Stage II?
  It only counts as Stage II for "What Invader Stage is the game in?" (Eg, for Events, or the rules for playing with Beasts tokens but no Events.) It's still a Stage III card for anything that cares about the Stage of a specific card (e.g., the rules for Combining Two Adversaries, or Fractured Days' unique power The Past Returns Again).

  This is the only specially-placed Invader card that acts differently; other cards act like their printed Stage in all circumstances.
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• Can you play against France *(level 2+)* without using the Event deck?
  Yes. You just need to track the time to make the Slave Rebellion event come up at the appropriate time, on Turns 4 and 8 and, in unusual circumstances, Turn 12, either by using the Event deck only as a timer or by some other means.

  Since the Slave Rebellion is normally in addition to another Event, there are no balance concerns.

  If you want to duplicate the "Thematic Rebellion" rules (B&C rulebook, p. 19), make the Slave Rebellion happen on turns 3, 4, or 5: roll a die on turn 3; on a 1 or 2, it happens then. If it doesn't happen then, roll the die on turn 4; it happens on 1, 2, or 3. And if it hasn't happened yet, it will happen on turn 5.
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Play Options

• When playing without Events, can you use the Stage II "Command Beasts" card during Invader Stage III?
  Yes, you can use the Stage II Commanding Beasts any time after it is first unlocked.

  Likewise, for an Invader that switches back and forth between Stage II and Stage III (e.g., the Tsardom of Russia at Level 4+), you can use the Stage III "Command Beasts" card anytime after you first reach Stage III.
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• Playing without Events - when Commanding Beasts, can you bounce back and forth between lands?
  Formally: no, you have to command all Beasts in a single land before moving on to the next. (Everything done by Beasts in a single land is a single Event Action.)

  Practically, this only matters in unusual cases (like vs. Russia), so if it aids ease of play it's usually OK to let each player handle their board simultaneously, or resolve 1 Beasts at a time.
  Tags: Playing Without Events, Actions
• When playing without Events, what type of Action is Commanding Beasts?
  It is a separate Event Action for each land with Beasts (JE p. 20).
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