by Riddlebox85
1 - events are only discarded if used for the event and mark as being discarded.2- no they are shuffled in with all the rest
3 Yes...and the only way it costs 2 ops as far as I know is if your opponent controls the country and you want to put influence in it
4 You can lower their influence in a country via coup or realignment roll
5 - First person to the box gets the bonus
6 - Yeah you never have to play it..but there are events that your opponent can use to claim it from you.