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Draw turn order
Put all 4 Turn Cubes in bag, draw 1 and place on turn track; that player completes a full turn of 4 phases
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Continue the round
After each turn, draw another cube, place on track, and that player takes their turn; the round ends when all factions have taken a turn
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Advance rounds
After all factions complete turns, advance the Round Pawn, check for end game conditions, and start a new round
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Control colonies
Your side controls a Colony if you have Units in at least 1 Area and there are no opposing Units or independent Native American Units in any area of that colony
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Update Control Flags
Add a Control Flag when you control a Colony; remove it if opposing faction has Units in the Colony at end of turn or if your side moves all Units out
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Ally with Native Americans
Move your units into an Area with only Native American units present to ally with them; if left alone, they return to being independent
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Play Event Cards
Use Event Cards during Reinforcement, Movement, or Battle phases depending on card text
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Place new units
Put 4 Units from stockpile (if available) to 1 or more City Areas in Colonies your side controls
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Return fled units
If your Faction has Fled Units at the start of Reinforcement, put them in 1 or more City Areas your side controls
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No colonies restriction
If no Colonies are controlled, you cannot place Reinforcements or Fled Units
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Play movement card
Play 1 Movement card from your hand
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Form armies
May form 1 Army per icon on the card; armies move together and include some or all Units in an Area
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Army composition
Armies can include your Faction, partner Faction, and Allied units but must include at least 1 of the active Faction's Units
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Move distance
Each Army may move up to the distance shown under the arrow on the card
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Army restrictions
Each Army can move once per phase and cannot pick up or drop off Units during movement
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Stop for enemies
Must stop if entering an Area with opposing Units or independent Native Americans
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Cross rivers
May cross at River Crossings without special cards
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Water Movement cards
Move from any Area adjacent to water to another Area adjacent to the same water body; cannot move past River Crossings
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Warship cards
Allow 2 Armies to move across any Water Area
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Boat cards
Allow 2 Armies of 3 Units each to move across the same Water to the same Area
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Treated as part of the Atlantic Ocean during Water moves
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Truce card requirement
Truce cards are also movement cards; if you only have 1 movement card in hand, you must play it
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Trigger battles
If Units from both sides occupy an Area after movement, battle occurs; active player chooses order if multiple battles
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Play battle events
Play Battle Event cards first before rolling dice
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Defenders roll first
Defending Factions roll 1 die per Unit up to their maximum (including Allies)
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Attackers roll second
Attacking Factions then roll their dice; each Faction rolls its own colored dice
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Continue combat
If both sides still have units after a round, repeat the battle sequence
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Native American conflict
Native American Units cannot fight each other; they flee 1-by-1 from both sides until only on 1 side or none remain
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Hit result
Opposing side removes 1 Unit of their choice from battle to their Reinforcements pile
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Flee result
Remove 1 of that Faction's Units to the Fled Units space on the board
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Command result
Faction player may make a Command Move with 1 Unit of that color
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Execute Command Moves
Resolve after Hit and Flee dice; may move 1 Unit out of Battle to an adjacent Area
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Command Move destinations
Can move to an empty Area, an Area with your Units, or an Area with independent Native American Units (who become Allied)
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Command Move restrictions
Cannot move to an area with only opponents or cross water except at River Crossings
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Discard played cards
Discard the played Movement card and any Event cards played this turn
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Set aside Truce cards
If a Truce card was played, place it face-up by the board
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Refill hand
Draw back up to 3 Faction cards if available
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No movement redraw
If no Movement cards are in hand, reveal it, shuffle hand back into deck, and draw 3 new cards
