On the investigate card that explores one land space and then up to three connected spaces in a line, or extends from a village, can the line run on both sides of the starting space?

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Accepted Answer

No. All four spaces form one straight line with the starting space at one end, so the line extends in one direction only.

The Guild of Merchant Explorers

On the investigate card that explores one land space and then up to three connected spaces in a line, or extends from a village, can the line run on both sides of the starting space?