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Do Shadow Cities count toward the Free Peoples' four victory points, or only Strongholds?

The designer called the rulebook wording an error and said an 'and' was missing; the designer's ruling overrides the printed text.

  • Francesco Nepitello · Designer · 2004-08-29
  • cybernex · Designer · 2004-10-07
  • madhatter · Community · 2005-07-08

They count. The rulebook wording says 'Shadow Stronghold Settlements', but the designers called that a mistake: the Free Peoples need 4 victory points from enemy settlements, whatever their type, with Strongholds worth 2 and Cities 1.

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