Cyclades
Is there a battle if the defender has no troops on the island, or only your territory marker?
The designer answered the no-troops case, and the rulebook's territory-marker rule matches.
- Bruno des Montagnes · Designer · 2011-02-21
- horlaci · Community · 2011-02-21
- Cronitarius · Community · 2016-03-23
- Cyclades rulebook · Rulebook · Battle
No. The attacker simply claims the island without a battle, even if it has a fortress. A marker with no troops on it likewise leaves nothing to fight, so no battle occurs.