Nippon: Zaibatsu · Board game rules
How do I resolve the example on page 15?
Quick answer
The Pink player places three Influence tokens across two activations in one Region, gaining 6 Resources total as Region bonuses.
Details
The example shows the Pink player performing the Local Markets action with three activations, all in the same Region (the one with the X bonus). [p.15 — Example]
First activation: Pink spends 1 X-type Goods from their Paper Factory to place a 1-value Influence token on the appropriate space for Paper Goods. They then gain 2 X as the Region bonus. [p.14 — Serve a Local Market]
Second activation: Pink spends 2 X-type Goods from their Paper Factory to replace their own 1-value token with a 2-value token on the same space. (You may replace your own tokens even within the same action.) They gain 2 X as the Region bonus again. [p.14 — Additional Rules and Clarifications]
Third activation: Pink spends 1 Lens-type Goods from their Lens Factory to place a 3-value Influence token on the appropriate space for Lenses. They gain 2 X as the Region bonus a third time.
Total result: Pink has placed two Influence tokens in that Region (the 2-value Paper token and the 3-value Lens token) and gained 6 X Resources across all three activations. [p.15 — Example]