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Do I draw the Settle bonus card if I choose Settle but place no world?

The designer (Tom Lehmann) answered this directly on BoardGameGeek, and the rulebook is consistent with it.

  • Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2015-05-02
  • MasterDinadan · Community · 2008-02-28
  • Barticus88 · Community · 2009-08-30
  • Race for the Galaxy rulebook · Rulebook · III: SETTLE

No. The Settle bonus card comes only after you actually place and pay for (or conquer) a world, even if skipping the world was deliberate. Terraforming Robots works the same way.

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