catmando wrote:
but back to that OP question: if the US player is using the Event, on Soviet play of Marshall plan, and the US player brings brings a country - - say France - - up to the level of Control: the Soviet player would pay the Control penalty for placing into France?
It's not the same as Iron Lady, sure, but if we're talking about status determined at the beginning of a phase, then the US didn't have control; and the Soviets could claim to be exempt from the control penalty . . . couldn't they?
It's not the same as Iron Lady, sure, but if we're talking about status determined at the beginning of a phase, then the US didn't have control; and the Soviets could claim to be exempt from the control penalty . . . couldn't they?
If the USSR chose to have the event occur first, and the US used the influence from it to gain control of a country, the USSR would then be paying 2-for-1 for the first (control breaking) point of influence placed in that country, yes.
Also, in regards to the Iron Lady, this is the only card I recall that causes this to occur, and whether it's "rugged" or not, the rules are unambiguous about the issue. We should probably stick to the same rules so that we're all playing the same game, although you're obviously free to play however you like.