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Rules questions from the BoardGameGeek forum. Answers marked Official were confirmed by Lost Games Entertainment Ltd. or the designers.
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What does Specialist card 21 cost? Official
It costs 40 Credits. The printed cost of 10 is a card error.
Source: BGG Rules forum, Gamefound update
How do I pay for Clinical Trial cards? Official
Spend the number of treated patients shown in the cost; move the treated-patient marker back by that amount. It is not a Quality of Care cost.
Source: BGG Rules forum
Specialist card 13 has no play cost. When do I pay? Official
There is no cost to play it. Pay 5 Research or 10 Credits each time you activate its effect.
Source: BGG Rules forum
Can diagnosis and healing be mixed during treatment? Official
Yes. You may diagnose and heal in any order during the treatment phase, but a diagnosed patient cannot be turned back to its hidden side.
Source: BGG Rules forum
How do I check an undiagnosed patient in solo play? Official
Check the priority information in the card's top corner without looking at the treatment side.
Source: BGG Rules forum, BGG Rules forum
Which deck do I draw from first during Preparation? Official
Draw Medical cards first, then draw Patient cards.
Source: BGG Rules forum
Do I advance the treated-patient track when I cure someone? Official
Yes, advance it for each cured patient except a Terminal patient. Use this track to pay for Clinical Trials.
Source: BGG Rules forum
Where do the Quality of Care Congress Doctors start? Official
Place them on spaces 9 and 12.
Source: BGG Rules forum
What happens if Quality of Care is already at its maximum, or would fall below its track? Official
Ignore further increases at the maximum and further decreases below the lowest space. There is no extra reward for reaching the maximum.
Source: BGG Rules forum, BGG Rules forum
Can an Insurance Company advance past level 5? Official
No. If an effect would advance an Insurance Company already at level 5, it does not advance and gains no reward.
Source: BGG Rules forum
Should I use the setup draft shown in older tutorial videos?
No. For the released rules, each player draws 10 Medical cards, keeps 5, and discards the rest. Some older tutorial videos show prototype setup instead. (Current rules, p. 11.)
Source: BGG English rules file
How do I use the eight Promo cards in the separate box? Official
Shuffle them into the Medical deck. They are normal special cards with no cost to play; follow any resource cost shown in their effect.
Source: BGG Rules forum