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Rules questions from the BoardGameGeek forum. Answers marked Official were confirmed by Crafty Games or the designers.
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- The printed two-ship limit is corrected by the publisher’s rulebook editor; check Corbita placement on the main board instead. Ruling · Rule
- A Transit tile pays only when your Sail movement ends there; passing through does not pay. Ruling · Rule
- In solo, an icon set still scores at game end; endgame-only sources do not award the immediate Triumph. Ruling · Rule
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Can I build more than two ships in one Build Ships action? Official
Yes, if you can pay and the required Corbita can enter the main board. The printed Mariner rulebook says up to two; its editor later confirmed that was an error. You may add a Corbita to the main board only when your other Corbitas there are all in the Distant Sea.
Source: BGG rules thread
Do I collect a Transit tile reward when I pass through it?
No. You gain the resources only when your Sail movement ends on that Transit tile, as stated in the rulebook.
Source: BGG rules thread
Do ships on Destination tiles count as being in the Distant Sea?
The route spaces beyond the dashed boundary are in the Distant Sea, including Destination tiles. The replies in the thread are community explanations, not a publisher ruling.
Source: BGG rules thread
Do the exposed ship and building icons at the top of my Asset tracks count? Official
Yes. Exposed track icons count toward endgame scoring and the Honor-card requirements, as the rulebook's scoring page states. Icons printed in the brown storage area at the bottom of the Asset board are only organisational and do not count.
Source: BGG rules thread
In solo, do completed icon sets still score points if they also grant Triumph? Official
Yes. All base-game scoring carries over to solo, so each full set still scores 12 VP. During play, a set gained through Order cards and Discovery tiles also grants one Triumph; icons from endgame-only effects do not trigger that Triumph.
Source: BGG rules thread