The Plague Diagrams (1st edition)

Phase	Plague action (linked to steps)	Plague action (linked to turn)
1. Placing a tile	Step 1A. Begin turn. (C) Eradicating outbreaks	Spreading the plague is not allowed before the tile is placed. If the tile placed is not a plague source, the active player will be able to spread the plague at any time during the rest of the turn (1)
	Step 1B. Draw a tile
	Step 1C. Place a tile. (A) Adding an outbreak (a plague source cancels spreading the plague action)	Any time (once during turn): (B) Spreading the plague (if no plague source was placed) (2) Fleeing the plague (3) (choosing a meeple or a special figure –builder, pig or shepherd along with its sheep tokens- placed on a tile)
2. Placing a follower (Move Wood)	...
	Step 2B-1. Placing a wooden follower (not allowed on plague source tile)
	Step 2B-2. Placing a phantom (not allowed on plague source tile)
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3. Scoring a feature

Diagram (A) - Adding an outbreak: Each turn when placing a plague source tile in 1. Placing a tile (Step 1C)

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Diagram (B) - Spreading the plague: Each turn with plague active except when placing a plague tile. No specific moment in turn sequence (but after 1. Placing a tile). No fleas allowed on plague source tiles, tiles with fleas, inside the cities of Carcassonne and Leipzig or the Wheel of Fortune

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Diagram (C) - Eradicating outbreaks: Each turn at the very beginning in 1. Placing a tile (Step 1A) when the plague is active (once in double turn)