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How does Speciation decide where new species are placed?
The rulebook's Speciation step names the chosen element and the adjacent-tile limits, and players agree on the one-element reading.
- Dominant Species rulebook · Rulebook · Execution Phase
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The acting player picks one element on earth that matches the space the Action Pawn came from, then places new species from the gene pool on the tiles adjacent to that one element. It is not every matching element on the board. The number per tile depends on terrain: up to 4 on sea or wetland, 3 on savannah, jungle or forest, 2 on desert or mountain, 1 on tundra. Speciation pawns resolve left to right, and the chosen element can be one the animal does not display.