Rio Grande Games 75 manual Taking control of an advisor, Standing an advisor in an area

In addition to the ballot markers, players get 1 vote for each advisor that they control that stands in the area where the election is held. A player with no ballot marker or just a 0 value ballot marker in an area can still win or be runner-up if he has one or more advisors in the area.

The effects of the elections differ between the districts and the Quarantia. In any case, players who win or finish second in elections will be able to take control of and move advisors

and/or build or move houses in the districts.

Taking control of an advisor

When a player takes control of an advisor, he places one of his control rings on top of the advisor. If another player has control of the advisor, he removes the other player’s control ring and returns it to that player’s supply.

Each player has only 6 control rings, and, thus, a player may only control 6 advisors at a time. If a player with control of 6 advisors, earns the right to control another, he must abstain.

Standing an advisor in an area

When a player takes control of an advisor, he must immediately choose the area where he wants that advisor to stand. He may not choose the advisor’s home area, but may choose any other area, including the area where the advisor is standing (he need not move the advisor). An advisor may only be moved at the moment a player wins an election in the advisor’s home area.

Abstaining from taking control of an advisor

A player may abstain from taking control of an advisor. When a player abstains from taking control of an advisor for the Quarantia, he may move 1 of his houses from any district to any other district. The winner may abstain from taking control of 1 or 2 advisors and move 1 or 2 houses, respectively.

When a player abstains from taking control of an advisor for a district, he may move 1 of his houses from the home district of the advisor to any other district, or move 1 of his houses from any other district to the home district of the advisor.

When a player abstains from taking control of an advisor, the advisor becomes neutral. The player takes the control ring from the advisor and returns it to the player who controlled it. He then places the advisor on its symbol on the right side of the board.

Election in the Quarantia

The Quarantia is the home area for 3 advisors. The winner of the election in the Quarantia gains control over 2 of the Quarantia’s advisors. The runner-up of the election in the Quarantia gains control over 1 of the Quarantia’s advisors. All other players get nothing.

First, the winner takes all 3 Quarantia advisors and neutralizes them. Next, the winner takes control of one of the neutral Quarantia advisors and stands it in the district of his choice.

If he abstains, he leaves 1 of Quarantia’s advisors neutral and moves 1 of his houses.

Then, the runner-up chooses one of the neutral Quarantia advisors, takes control of it, and stands it in the district of his choice. If he abstains, he leaves 1 of Quarantia’s advisors neutral and moves 1 of his houses.

Finally, the winner chooses one of the neutral Quarantia advisors, takes control of it, and stands it in the district of his choice. If he abstains, he leaves 1 of Quarantia’s advisors neutral and moves 1 of his houses.

example:

Bernd wins the Quarantia election and Anna is the runner-up.

Bernd takes control of his first advisor and stands it in San Marco, as the election for San Marco is next and he wants to strengthen his position there.

Anna sees no advantage in taking control of an advisor and so abstains to move one of her houses.

Finally, Bernd also abstains to move a house.

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