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How does Key to the City work against bandits?

Several experienced players agree; there is no official ruling.

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Bandits cannot be killed, so Key to the City makes them go into hiding instead, and the site becomes empty. You can then place your warband and take rule, even when no warbands were there to begin with. The previous ruler's pawn must not be on the site.

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