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Can placing or removing cubes give another player control of an island?
The publisher and designer both confirmed that control can shift from another player's placement.
- kirkwb · Publisher · 2025-07-22
- Har1equin · Publisher · 2022-03-28
- JohnDClair · Designer · 2020-07-09
- Weirdsalmon · Community · 2025-07-22
- kuglerix · Community · 2025-07-22disagrees
Yes. Control is checked after cube counts change, including on other players' turns, so a placement or removal can hand control to someone else. That player immediately places the permanent cube. The restriction on removing cubes applies only to paying for battles.