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Cards from the "first" action stack are revealed and resolved one at a time. A player's action card may allow the player to collect crowns, votes, or faith, Move or attack with an army, or claim a turn in the mercenary draft. Neutral actions typically affect all players and may result in an Event
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During the Upkeep phase, any player who has control of more than half the cities in the
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Each player selects up to six action cards from his action deck. These are divided into which two the player wishes to execute first, which two second, and which two last. All players' "first" choices are shuffled together, all "second" choices shuffled together, and all "last" choices shuffled
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Three Agenda cards are drawn. These may adjust the rules of the game or give one player additional options. Players spend their Vote tokens to determine whether or not an agenda enters play, or to determine which player receives the card.
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