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Can you play a tile that would found an eighth corporation once all seven headquarters are in play?
The rulebook bars founding without a free headquarters and says tiles forming an eighth corporation are not unplayable for discard.
- Acquire rulebook · Rulebook · You'll Found a Corporation
- Acquire rulebook · Rulebook · 3. Draw a Building Tile
No. With all seven headquarters on the board, a tile that would form a new corporation cannot be placed. It is only temporarily unplayable: keep it in your hand, since it cannot be discarded, and play it once a merger frees a headquarters.