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TOLEDO WAR CARD NOTES (by Tom Russell)

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TOLEDO WAR CARD NOTES (by Tom Russell)

As promised in last week's blog-thing, this time around I'm going to dig in a bit to explain the fifteen event cards in The Toledo War. As you might recall, other than the two Mandatory Events, each card is associated with a side (Ohio or Michigan) and an aspect of the conflict (Authority, Belligerence, or Claim). When playing your own card, it can be either for the event or as influence for the specified A-B-C card; when playing your opponent's card, it gives you Influence that can be applied to any A-B-C (usually just 1 Influence). Authority Cards 1. Andrew...