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Hello, i noticed in my last game (Table #710140798 _ move 58) that the game doesnt end at 12 cards, but 14

Couldnt find any explanations about that rule change anywhere (i swear i tried)

Is that the actual rule when you play alien-no orb ? 14cards limit ? or is it 13 ?

thank you very much

Uttarayan wrote: ↑04 August 2025, 00:16 Hello, i noticed in my last game (Table #710140798 _ move 58) that the game doesnt end at 12 cards, but 14

Couldnt find any explanations about that rule change anywhere (i swear i tried)

Is that the actual rule when you play alien-no orb ? 14cards limit ? or is it 13 ?

thank you very much

There's a very powerful card (I forget the name, it's a 5-point military world that adds +1 military for each military world you have), and it allows the tableau to go to 14 cards instead of 12.

Hidden Fortress extends the tableau of the player who controls it to 14.

The replay is of an Alien Artifacts game though, so Hidden Fortress is not in the cardset.

It does look like a genuine bug from what I can see; there's some odd stuff going on in the replay. I don't know if it's just confined to the replay or to the game too. It looks like if someone attempts to place a card and then changes their mind and doesn't pay for it, it still displays in the replay as being in their tableau even though it isn't in reality.

There is indeed a bug in some replays: https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43372

Right, Hidden fortress.

Which is not in A.A. Are there any cards in A.A that have a similar effect? I am not all that familiar with A.A.

Regarding the other comments - I have seen an occasional display bug that only exists in the replay, where after checking the text of the game log, no actual rule was broken. SO, that could be what happened in this case?

hi and thx for your insights, after reading all :

1 : i dont think you get that fortress stuff in competitive (alien)
2 : i noticed the bug while in game, i rememebr quite well cause you plan your last moves based on the 12cards limit, and was quite surprised when the game didnt end.

That s what i rememebr, i still might be wrong tho, it's been a while