Dominant Species
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When does a Domination action take a Dominance card, and can I avoid one?
The designer confirmed a card is required only when a tile is scored and the animal is dominant, and the rulebook says the same.
- Dominant Species rulebook · Rulebook · Execution Phase
- Chad Jensen · Designer · 2010-09-10
- Chad Jensen · Designer · 2010-09-10
- misteralan · Community · 2011-12-27
- misteralan · Community · 2011-12-28
- logopolys · Community · 2024-03-07
- nhjelmberg · Community · 2019-10-31
A card is taken only when a tile is actually scored and an animal is dominant on it. You can avoid the card by declining to score, or by scoring a tile where no animal has dominance, so no card is drawn. If every face-up card would hurt you, you may pass the action. If no card is face up, the tile still scores and no card is taken. With several Domination actions in one turn, each scored tile with a dominant animal gives a card.