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Do I have to be able to carry out a main action to choose it?

The designer confirmed you must be able to execute the action and that one is always available; the partial-action reading comes from players.

  • newrev · Designer · 2020-02-11
  • belborough · Community · 2020-02-11
  • Tootzo · Community · 2020-02-11
  • MattDavisFLA · Community · 2020-02-13
  • horlaci · Community · 2020-06-02
  • DocGuillaume · Community · 2025-09-01

Yes. You must be able to carry out the action you pick, and there is always at least one such action on either side of the board. Players read this as allowing an action you can only partly perform, for example R&D when you can afford just one development step.

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