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Lesson 5 of 7 · Essential

The Fight for Souls

How does religion spread, and why does everyone care?

11:46 · running time

Ticks itself once you've watched nearly all of it.

In a nutshell

    The Protestant Spaces track pushed up to twenty: the marker on twenty, its row ringed, and the special VP panel: Spain 5 (was 6), England 1 (was 0), Protestant 2 (was 1), France no VP. The three Holy Roman columns are greyed: they aren't used in our game. At 2:42.
    The Protestant Spaces track pushed up to twenty: the marker on twenty, its row ringed, and the special VP panel: Spain 5 (was 6), England 1 (was 0), Protestant 2 (was 1), France no VP. The three Holy Roman columns are greyed: they aren't used in our game. At 2:42.
    The rebellion what-if at Poitiers, 2 CP: Poitiers and Limoges now carry Huguenot markers, a Huguenot regular stands by Poitiers, and the At War marker, tagged "France and the Protestants", is in the corner. The Rebellion panel has step four lit. At 10:42.
    The rebellion what-if at Poitiers, 2 CP: Poitiers and Limoges now carry Huguenot markers, a Huguenot regular stands by Poitiers, and the At War marker, tagged "France and the Protestants", is in the corner. The Rebellion panel has step four lit. At 10:42.

    New terms

    Faith
    Catholic or Protestant. Separate from who controls the space. (The rulebook calls it "religious influence".)
    Base
    The Protestant spaces you spread out from. Sixes grow it first.

    Check yourself

    No marks, no pressure. Finish the questions and watch the video, and the lesson is ticked whatever your score.

    Rules covered

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