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Can you decline to activate a bonus card in Phase 3 after playing it?

The publisher confirmed this in its posts, and the rulebook makes bottom-half effects optional.

Hallertau rulebook · Rulebook · Resolving a Card
Ponton · Publisher · 2025-10-25
NairHotel · Community · 2025-10-22

Yes. The effects in a bonus card's bottom half are optional, so you may choose not to activate one in Phase 3.

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