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3004: A upside-down stack on standoff goal

Laevatein Scarlet
26-Dec-2025

If a upside-down stack place on the standoff, like the picture below, does this stack consider as CONNECT TO the standoff goal to the 10 points bonus?

[Example Image]

SC5  
Answered by committee
22-Jan-2026

Note: Our answer to this question was revised on January 22, 2026. We apologize for the confusion this topic has generated, and we will attempt to further clarify this topic in the January 29 game manual update.

Q&A 3009 expands clause D of rule <SC3> to count a nested Stack that is resting on any part of the Standoff Goal in a way that is more “up and down” than sideways to count as roughly vertical.

The Stack in this example meets the requirements of all clauses of <SC3>, and should be scored as follows, for a total of 7 points:

  • Two Connected Pins (one point each = 2 points)
  • One 2-color Stack (5 points)
  • Because the Stack is not Connected to the Goal, it cannot receive a Matching Goal bonus or points for being Connected to the Standoff Goal