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When can dominance be checked or declared, and must players keep checking it during play?
The designer described the claim rule as a shared backstop, and the rulebook says dominance must be claimed.
- Dominant Species rulebook · Rulebook · Key Terms
- Chad Jensen · Designer · 2012-02-13
- Halfinger · Community · 2012-02-13
- RickNash · Community · 2025-08-22
Dominance changes are not automatic: a player has to claim them, and a claim stands until another player claims the tile or a tie removes it. Any player may check and claim at any time. The designer deliberately left this to the players rather than fixed checking points, so keep an eye on the board, especially after Adaptation or Depletion.