Coimbra
What is the order of steps when you acquire a card that has a phase C effect?
The rulebook lists this sequence for acquiring a character card.
- Coimbra rulebook · Rulebook · Action in the upper, central or lower city: Acquire one character card
Pay the cost first, with any cost-reducing start-card bonus applied. Then take the card, gain its influence value, carry out its immediate bonus (or place it in its zone) and check whether it triggers a phase C bonus of one of your start cards. Last, take any crown token on the card.