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If Cudgel Wild flare is played on a planet with existing colonies, do the other players' ships there leave before the allies land?

Yes. The offense's allied ships are not affected, but all other ships on the planet go to the warp before the landing, so the previous colonies are removed and the landing ships establish new ones. The flare only applies as the offense and when a colony is gained.

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