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Official rule · Prophecy of Kings · Rule 90.12

Technology

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90.12 When researching technology, a player must satisfy each of a technology’s prerequisites to research it. To satisfy a technology’s prerequisites, that player must own one technology of the matching color for each prerequisite symbol on the technology card they wish to research. a Prerequisites symbols are displayed as symbols on the lower-left corner of the card. b Unit upgrade technologies do not have a color and do not satisfy prerequisites. c Players may use certain abilities or technology specialties to ignore some prerequisites.

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Source: Living Rules Reference and FAQ - Prophecy of Kings
Expansion: Prophecy of Kings
Version: 2.0
Reference: Rule 90.12

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