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Mandate of Heaven: what does "abandon this card" mean, and is its Solstice optional?

The designer answered this directly on the forum.

  • bucklen_uk · Designer · 2021-12-21
  • bucklen_uk · Designer · 2023-02-27
  • bucklen_uk · Designer · 2021-08-26

It means Mandate itself: the exhaust ability places population on a market card and then optionally abandons Mandate, and only pin cards in play can be abandoned. The Solstice effect is not optional. A garrisoned Mandate does not avoid the -2 VP penalty; it must be in your play area as a pin card.

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