Surges of Colonization

Frequently Asked Questions

Adversaries

• When the Kingdom of Sweden reveals an Escalation symbol, does the Escalation apply to all subsequent Explore Cards that turn?
  No, Swayed by the Invaders only applies to the card with the Escalation symbol, and not to any other Explore Cards.

  This also means that if the Escalation would happen when the card isn't an Explore Card (e.g., when combining with the Tsardom of Russia's Entrench in the Face of Fear), then the Escalation does nothing.
  Tags: Stage II escalation, Combining Adversaries, Kingdom of Sweden, Explorers are Reluctant, 2 more...

Scenarios

• In the Surges of Colonization scenario, are the Explore Cards on surge turns resolved simultaneously or sequentially?
  Sequentially, just like for other effects that resolve more than one Explore Card in a single turn.

  Explorers added in the first card will be sources of Explorers for the second card. Also, if a land matches multiple cards, it can get Explored multiple times.
  Tags: Explore, Invader deck, Surges of Colonization
• How does Surges of Colonization interact with the Terror Level 2 effect of Explorers are Reluctant?
  If you resolve Explorers are Reluctant on an even-numbered turn where you’re resolving multiple Explore Cards, resolve one fewer Explore Card that turn and resolve one additional Explore Card on the following turn, when you'd normally not resolve any Explore Cards.

  If you resolve Explorers are Reluctant on an odd-numbered turn where you’re not resolving any Explore Cards, the "next normal Explore" and "next Invader Phase" are both on the next turn, so the two halves of the effect cancel each other out and the Fear Card essentially has no effect.

  If Explorers are Reluctant applies to the final even-numbered turn and there aren't enough cards left for the final surge, it may cause a game loss on the following turn when attempting to Explore from an empty deck.
  Tags: Normal Action, Explorers are Reluctant, Surges of Colonization