The Old King's Crown

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• Does Rally allow you to move fewer spaces than Retreat? — Neither Command moves cards across board "spaces" — both move cards to your Hand, but Rally is capped at a set number of cards while Retreat has no cap within its Region. Rally and Retreat are both Co…
• Can I use multiple daytime commands on a single Tactics card? — No. Each Tactic Tile can be activated once per Round, and activating it exhausts it (unless it has multiple uses tracked by markers). [p.15 — Tactic Tiles] Tactic Tiles are unique abilities tied to yo…
• How are ties, passing, and flanking resolved? — Tied Clashes allow players to play additional face-down cards; passing doesn't eliminate you from the tie; Flank moves an Active card to an unresolved Region. [p.29 — Resolve Tied Clashes] [p.38 — Fla…
• Can you purchase any Site of Power card? — You may only purchase Advanced Faction Cards and HQ Cards from your own Faction's Site of Power, not from opponents' Sites of Power. Your Site of Power contains your Faction's Advanced Faction Cards a…
• Do Kingdom cards apply Commands to all cards of a given Architype? — No. Kingdom Cards provide abilities to the player who controls them, not automatic effects that apply to all cards of a specific Archetype. Kingdom Cards are neutral cards that grant unique abilities…
• When out of cards, do you draw more? — No, you resolve Attrition: shuffle your Discard Pile into a new Deck, reduce your Hand Size by 1, and draw to the new size. When a player must draw a card from their Deck but no cards remain, they inc…
• Are cards with the resilient keyword counted as being eliminated? — Yes, Resilient cards are still considered Eliminated but are moved to the Discard Pile instead of the Lost Pile. The Resilient trait states: "If this card is Eliminated, move the card to your Discard…
• If a deadly 5 card, a follower, and an 8 are played, does the follower win? — Yes, the player with the Deadly card and Supporter would win the Clash if the opponent's 8 Strength card is eliminated and they have no other Active cards or Supporters. When resolving a Clash, the fo…
• When does Poisoner's Ball effect trigger: printed or gained? — The Poisoner's Ball effect triggers during its associated Effects Step, whether printed or gained. Effects in The Old King’s Crown are triggered automatically in their designated Effects Step (e.g., N…
• Can I govern a region if I have an active card in another region? — Yes, you can Govern regardless of where your Active cards are located, as Governing uses a card from your Hand or an Active card (if allowed by a specific ability like the Castle reward). Govern is an…
• What happens when you need to draw but the deck and discard are empty? — You incur Attrition: shuffle your Discard Pile (even if empty) to form a new Deck, reduce your Hand Size by 1 (but not below 3), and attempt to draw to reach your new Hand Size. If no cards are availa…
• How do deployment and votes work together? — Deploying a Faction Card places it next to a Region for Clashes, while Votes (♂️) on cards contribute to Council benefits when the card is in a Council via Governing. Deployed cards do not automatical…