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Unable to play Amazon House

Posted: 05 June 2025, 10:58
by Vesak
Hello everyone,

I just want to ask if I'm missing something, before I report this as a bug.

I currently play this game of Ark Nova: https://boardgamearena.com/14/arknova?table=682029143#. I wanted to play Amazon House card, but the game doesn't let me. Though I think all requirements are met.
- I am using sponsors on level II on position 5 - enough to play sponsor of cost 6 with level II action requirement
- I have 2 America icons (1 needed)
- I have reputation 7 (6 needed)
- I have a space for the building so that it would be touching both rocks and lakes (from the leftmost "H" on way upwards to the lake and the other way by the rocks to the bottom "build level II")

What am I missing? Or is it probably a bug?
Thanks for your insights!

P.S. I know have no chance of winning this game and I messed it pretty much, but this still bugs me :D

Re: Unable to play Amazon House

Posted: 05 June 2025, 12:03
by danielvictor
I'm bad at visualisation,but studying an illustration of Amazon House,the shape won't fit. Its a straight line to a 'T' junction,but the lefthand of the 'T'' is snug to the straight line,while the righthand has a hex separating it from the straight line. The only space you have on your map where that would fit isn't next to any of your existing tiles.

Re: Unable to play Amazon House

Posted: 05 June 2025, 12:22
by yazavats
The way I visualize the amazon house is "hyena compound with a heel" or a "checkmark with a heel". You can place it in your game with one rotation to the right so that the heel is covering the leftmost h, but you need to build for it first (just cover the center h with a pavilion).

Re: Unable to play Amazon House

Posted: 05 June 2025, 12:51
by Vesak
Oh I feel so stupid now :D
I totally forgot, that those spaces, where I want to put it, are not connected *facepalm*
Thanks guys! ;)