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1960: The Making of the President

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Do events that add state support need support checks in a state the opponent carries or occupies?

The designer confirmed this in a post for the GMT edition, and the rulebook's text requires it.

  • 1960: The Making of the President rulebook · Rulebook · Gaining State Support
  • JasonMatthews · Designer · 2020-11-23
  • broggi · Community · 2018-04-06
  • cleonhard · Designer · 2007-10-30superseded
  • cleonhard · Designer · 2009-11-04superseded

Yes, under the GMT rules. An event that adds your state support in a state the opponent carries, or where their candidate token sits, needs support checks just as campaigning does. Older designer replies that exempted event-placed cubes predate this rule and are superseded.

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