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Do you remove the original alien flares when swapping in the alternate-timeline aliens?

A designer addressed this directly in the forum.

  • Bill Martinson · Designer · 2022-07-27
  • The Warp · Designer · 2022-07-27
  • Phil Fleischmann · Community · 2022-07-27
  • Frantic Ferret · Community · 2025-07-11
  • brigade · Community · 2022-07-27disagrees

The rules say to keep the original flares (usable only as wilds), but the designers lean toward removing them: Bill Martinson recommends it since the new flares replace them, while The Warp says he might keep them in. Either is acceptable.

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