The new regions:
The four new regions are treated just as the original regions, except they cannot be the target of a secret disk and the King can only go to France.
France:
o There is room for only 3 Caballeros in France; there are three spaces for them.
o When France is scored, the player with the Ambassador gets 2 additional points and the player with the Envoy gets 1 additional point. For example, if one player has both the Ambassador and the Envoy, he scores 6 points: 3 for the majority, 2 for the Ambassador, and 1 for the Envoy.
o Caballeros can be moved to France when the King is in Aragon or Catalonia, directly from a player’s court or the ship, and by action cards that allow players to reposition Caballeros.
Ship:
o The ship is generally used to move Caballeros to and from the Mediterranean and America since Caballeros cannot normally move directly to and from these regions. Caballeros may, however, be repositioned to and from these regions directly using the special actions on some cards.
o Caballeros can be moved from a player’s court to the ship when the King is in a coastal region (France, Catalonia, Valencia, Granada, Seville, Galicia, and Basque Country).
o If a player has Caballeros on the ship at the beginning of his turn, he can move them to America, France, the Mediterranean, or any coastal region of Spain, except, of course, the King's region. He may also move Caballeros that were in the Mediterranean or America at the beginning of his turn to the ship. This is in addition to his normal actions.
o When the ship is scored, only the player with the Captain gets points. If the Captain's space is empty when a player moves Caballeros to the ship, the player may put one on the space. The space may be empty while Caballeros are on the ship and the Captain may leave the ship using the same rules as for Caballeros.
America and the Mediterranean:
o The King never goes to these regions. Caballeros get there only via ship or by being repositioned using the special actions on some cards.
o The cards of the 7th stack show Gold and Wares. For every picture on such a card, a corresponding disc is placed in America or the Mediterranean. Gold is placed in America and Wares in the Mediterranean.
o When America is scored, the player with the Viceroy gets 5 points, but the Viceroy is not counted when determining the Caballero majority. The Viceroy may not have or claim Gold or Wares, but may “resign” to claim Gold as a free action. If the Viceroy's space is empty when a player moves Caballeros to America, the player may put one on the space. The space may be empty while Caballeros are in America. Also, the Viceroy may leave America using the same rules as for Caballeros.
Gold and Wares:
o The cards of the 7th stack show how many Gold and Wares discs are placed in America or the Mediterranean. The discs are placed when the special action on the card is performed, which may occur in a later round than when the card is chosen. If the special action is not performed, the discs are not placed.
o A player claims Gold and Wares by putting one of his Caballeros (in that region) on the disc. Once a Caballero has claimed a disc, the disc cannot be taken by another player.
o The discs score points for a player only when they reach Spain. The player scores the points immediately: 6 for Gold, 4 for Wares.
o A player who puts Gold or Wares into play by performing the special action on a card from the 7th stack, can lay claim to the discs if he has or can move Caballeros to the region where they are. If he cannot or chooses not to do so, the discs remain available for the next player with Caballeros there to claim them.
o Moving a Caballero on top of a Gold or Wares disc to claim it does not count as repositioning.
Bringing Gold and Wares to Spain:
o Normally it takes 4 turns to bring a disc to Spain:
>move Caballero onto the ship (only when King is in a coastal region)
>move Caballero to the region onto a disc (this is a free action)
>move Caballero onto the ship with the disc (this is a free action)
>move Caballero with disc to a coastal region in Spain (this is a free action)
o When a disc is delivered to Spain, place the disc with the others near the board and score the points (6 for Gold and 4 for Wares) immediately.
o It is possible, however, to use repositioning available on some action cards to bypass using the ship for some or all movement between Spain and the colonies. Thus, it is possible to move discs in 2 or 3 turns instead of 4.
Special rules for a Caballero with a Gold or Wares disc:
o It counts as normal when determining the majority in a region. o It cannot be the Captain on the ship.
o It cannot be the Viceroy in America.
o It cannot be moved to the King's region.
o It cannot be moved by another player to the Castillo or to the provinces. If a player chooses to move his own Caballero to the Castillo or the provinces, he places the disc near the board with the others.
Mobile scoreboards:
The mobile scoreboards can be moved to any of the new regions.
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