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If I decline the Mayor action, can I still take the Mayor's privilege colonist?

The rulebook words the privilege colonist as a separate "may" but does not rule on this combination; the forum reading is only partly agreed.

  • Fawkes · Community · 2005-02-19
  • Werbaer · Community · 2005-03-04disagrees
  • DnaDan56 · Community · 2014-02-16
  • Picon · Community · 2014-02-16
  • Puerto Rico rulebook · Rulebook · The Mayor

Yes, most players read it that way: the privilege colonist from the supply is separate from the action of taking colonists from the ship, and each is optional. A minority argues that declining the action should also decline the privilege.

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