Political actions

[lyonhawk]

I know I’m missing something obvious, but when I try to play the colonization bonus cards during main phase , a message pops up that says it has to be played as a political action. When I try to play it as a political action, it says it has to be played as a military action. Help?


Edit: never mind. Learning on the site and just reread this part and realized I can’t play the bonus until I’m actually trying to colonize

[Rooster6975]

Yeah, loads to learn in this game. Sounds like you figured it out, but a quick recap :

Those cards have 1/2, 2/4, or 3/6 on them depending on in which Age they were acquired. They can be used for Defense when attacked with an Aggression card (the higher number), or colonization when you have won a colony (lower number). You still need to send at least one military unit. As an example, if you win a colony with a bid of 4, you can send one Age A soldier for a value of 1, and include one 3/6 card for a total value of 4.

They can never be played on their own.