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The plague '''does not''' affect the barn, because the barn is not placed on a single tile, and the plague only affects a single tile at a time. (11/2013)
The plague '''does not''' affect the barn, because the barn is not placed on a single tile, and the plague only affects a single tile at a time. (11/2013)
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It is unknown if the plague affects other player figures that aren’t followers (pig, builder, shepherd). (updated 4/2014)
The plague affects other player figures that aren't followers (pig, builder, shepherd).
{{FAQ|3=700px|1=Does the plague affect special figures such as the builder, the pig and the shepherd? Are they removed if a flea token is placed on the tile they occupy?|
2=Special figures such as the builder, the pig and the shepherd are affected by the plague. If a flea token is placed on a tile with one of your special figures, the figure will be returned to your supply.
 
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Your builder and your pig will also return to your supply if a flea token removes your last follower on the same feature. (8/2021)}}
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Spreading the plague is not allowed before the active player knows the tile being drawn. If it is a plague source with a valid placement, the player will not be allowed to spread the plague this turn.  
Spreading the plague is not allowed before the active player knows the tile being drawn. If it is a plague source with a valid placement, the player will not be allowed to spread the plague this turn.  
{{FAQ|3=700px|1=The rules do not specify when in your turn one of your followers can take flight from the plague, so we assume this action could happen any time. If it is performed before knowing you drew a tile other than a plague source, you could run into a rules conflict, since you could move a flea token before drawing a tile and then place a plague source tile on the same turn. Should this be allowed anyway?|
{{FAQ|3=700px|1=We assume a follower may take flight from the plague at any time during your turn, since the rules do not specify a particular moment. If this action is performed before knowing the tile you drew, you could run into a rules conflict, since you could move a flea token before knowing you will place a plague source on the same turn. Should this be allowed anyway?|
2=No, it shouldn't. Spreading the plague is not allowed before you know you drew a non-plague tile, in order to avoid rules conflicts. The rule allowing spreading the plague at any time during a player's turn wouldn't make sense, so I'd skip this possibility explicitly. (8/2021)}}
2=No, it shouldn't. In order to avoid rules conflicts, spreading the plague [at any time] is not allowed before you know you didn't draw a plague source tile [and the tile drawn has a valid placement]. The rule allowing you to spread the plague at any time during your turn wouldn't make sense [if it could generate conflicts], so I'd skip this possibility explicitly. (8/2021)}}
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Once the Plague has broken out, every player may allow '''one''' (not more) of his or her followers to take flight per turn. The follower may be moved to another segment of the same road, city, or farm—no matter the distance. <ref>
Once the Plague has broken out, every player may allow '''one''' (not more) of his or her followers to take flight per turn. The follower may be moved to another segment of the same road, city, or farm—no matter the distance. <ref>
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The rules are not clear about whether '''any''' follower anywhere in play may take flight—or only those occupying features which have been affected by the plague. Common sense would lead to think it’s the former, but an official ruling is necessary, and attempts at clarification and re-translation have been contradictory.
The player may choose any follower in the playing area no matter if the feature is directly affected by the plague or not.
{{FAQ|1=Is any follower in play allowed to take flight from the plague or only those on features affected by the plague?|
2=Yes, any follower can be chosen. (8/2021)}}
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The follower may not take flight to or over a tile with a flea token (either active or latent), nor to a tile with an '''active''' Outbreak. It may take flight to a tile on which there is already a follower. Naturally, a follower may not take flight over areas where there is no tile. <ref>
The follower may not take flight to or over a tile with a flea token (either active or latent) or an '''active''' Outbreak. <ref>
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This sentence was mistranslated in the CAR, allowing a player to flee across an active Outbreak. This was the wording before the correction:
"The follower may not take flight to or over a tile with a flea token (either active or latent), nor to a tile with an '''active''' Outbreak."
</ref> It may take flight to a tile on which there is already a follower. Naturally, a follower may not take flight over areas where there is no tile. <ref>
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Since a follower cannot flee to a tile with a flea token (either active or latent), it seems reasonable to infer that a follower could not be deployed to a tile with a flea token by means of a magic portal or a flying machine. The rationale behind it would be that flea tokens can become active or inactive at any time, so no follower should be allowed on a tile with a flea token.<br />
Since a follower cannot flee to a tile with a flea token (either active or latent), it seems reasonable to infer that a follower could not be deployed to a tile with a flea token by means of a magic portal or a flying machine. The rationale behind it would be that flea tokens can become active or inactive at any time, so no follower should be allowed on a tile with a flea token.<br />
The same reasoning could be to outbreak tiles. In this case, a follower could only be deployed to an outbreak tile once inactive, since its state will not change.
The same reasoning could be applied to outbreak tiles. In this case, a follower could only be deployed to an outbreak tile once inactive, since its state will not change.
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Special figures such as the builder, the pig and the shepherd may also take flight from the plague. In this case, the sheep tokens will move along with its shepherd.
{{FAQ|1=Are special figures such as the builder, the pig and the shepherd allowed to take flight from the plague as well?|2=Special figures like the builder, the pig and the shepherd may also take flight from the plague instead of a follower. Followers and special figures may share the same feature on a tile when taking flight. (8/2021)}}
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The next Outbreak (and always the token with the lowest number currently in play) is only eradicated when there are no more latent flea tokens which could be moved at the start of a player's turn.
After eradicating an outbreak, an additional outbreak (and always the token with the lowest number currently in play) may be eradicated if there are no latent flea tokens which could be moved at the start of a player's turn, but only if more than one outbreak is still active. <ref>
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This wording was updated according to the author (Christwart Conrad) to properly describe the scope of the outbreak eradication process. This process should be repeated one outbreak at a time (starting always with the oldest one still active) until at least one latent flea is generated. This iterative process will be interrupted if there is only one active outbreak left. This is the special case defined in the rules, where all the 18 fleas are active and connected to the same outbreak.
 
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As a result, when spreading the plague, a player will either:
* Place a flea token from the supply, if available; OR
* Move an flea token in latent state (the outbreak eradication process will ensure there is at least one available when possible); OR
* Move an active flea token if and only if all the flea tokens are active and connected to the same outbreak.
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The wording in the CAR didn't clarify you have to keep eradicating outbreaks when possible until there are latent flea tokens available. The wording in the CAR is as follows:<br />
"The next Outbreak (and always the token with the lowest number currently in play) is only eradicated when there are no more latent flea tokens which could be moved at the start of a player's turn."
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If a part of a structure is afflicted by the plague, it has no impact on scoring, as long as the followers themselves are unaffected.
If a part of a structure is afflicted by the plague, it has no impact on scoring, as long as the followers themselves are unaffected.
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During a double turn (see '''[[Traders and Builders (1st edition)|Traders and Builders]]'''), you perform the actions associated with the plague as follows:
* You spread the plague once at most (it can only happen at any time after placing a tile in any part of the double turn, if the tile wasn't a plague source)
* You may take flight from the plague only once (at any time during the double turn)
* You may eradicate outbreaks once at the beginning of your turn (this guarantees there will always be an inactive flea token to move unless it is the special case scenario).
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{{FAQ|3=700px|1=How does the plague behave in a double turn granted by the builder?|
2=During a double turn, you only spread the plague once (at most). If one of the tiles is an outbreak but not the other one, yo do it too. You may also take flight from the plague only once. You only eradicate the plague once at the beginning of the turn. (8/2021)}}
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During a double turn you perform the actions associated with the plague as follows:
* You spread the plague once at most (it can only happen at any time after placing a tile in any part of the double turn, if the tile wasn't a plague source)
* You may take flight from the plague only once (at any time during the double turn)
* You may eradicate outbreaks once at the beginning of your turn (this guarantees there will always be an inactive flea token to move unless it is the special case scenario).
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When spreading the plague, the following scenarios may happen, depending on the tiles placed:
* 1st tile: plague source (you cannot spread the plague on the first part of your turn)
** 2nd tile: plague source (you cannot spread the plague on the second part of your turn)
** 2nd tile: non-plague tile + you spread the plague (mandatory)
* 1st tile: non-plague tile  +  you decide to spread the plague
** 2nd tile: any (you do nothing, you already spread the plague on the first part of your turn)
* 1st tile: non-plague tile  +  you decide to not spread the plague yet (you wait until the second part of your turn)
** 2nd tile: plague source (you cannot spread the plague on the second part of your turn)
** 2nd tile: non-plague tile + you spread the plague (mandatory)


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