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Rules questions from the BoardGameGeek forum. Answers marked Official were confirmed by Eagle-Gryphon Games or the designers.
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Do keys flip back up when you Rest? Official
No. Rest refreshes the cards and tokens shown by the refresh icons on your player board; keys remain spent.
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Can I replace a facedown Contact card if I still have an empty space? Official
Yes, any facedown card may be replaced, but you gain Notoriety for replacing it.
Source: BGG thread
Can I replace an item tile while an empty item space is available? Official
No. You may replace a tile only when you have no open item space.
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Can I visit two locations in one turn? Official
No. Your turn's Visit step is resolved at the location where your movement ends; the turn then finishes.
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Does a Sewer Contact let me move two tiles away, ignoring the intervening police? Official
Yes. It moves you to a city tile two tiles away and ignores officers on the tiles between, while movement costs still apply.
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Can Sandra or Costa count as a police officer moved by a Notoriety threshold? Official
Yes. They may be treated as a police officer for that move, while following the same placement restrictions.
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What happens if I would move above the top of the Notoriety track? Official
Take a Wound for each step past the top. The Notoriety marker stays at the top.
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Do Contact cards covered by Handcuffs count for final scoring? Official
No. Remove one Contact card for each Handcuffs card before scoring; a card underneath a Handcuffs card can be among those removed.
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Does Inspector Sandra gain an Extra Action disc when she crosses the final Notoriety threshold? Official
Yes. Sandra earns those discs by the same threshold rule as a player.
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Does the solo mode use the two-player exit fee if Costa escapes first? Official
Yes. The solo game uses the two-player exit-cost row, so the human player pays that position’s fee when leaving after Costa.
Source: BGG thread