<p>From the <a href="https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/civilization/news/Civilization%20FAQ_v2.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Official FAQ v2</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Q: What exactly does “(max 4)” mean on techs such as Democracy, Code
of Laws, or Pottery?</p>
<p>A: It means that a player can only have four coin
tokens on the Tech card at one time. If a coin token is removed from
the card, the player can fulfill the condition on the card to add
another coin token to it.</p>
</blockquote>

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Christopher Klaus
<p>On page 26 of the <a href="https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/1a/10/1a1063a1-ee84-44ac-a79a-237277010a6f/civ_rulebook_eng_lo-res.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rulebook</a> it says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Coin tokens placed on a tech card as a reward for accomplishing a
  certain task are treated just like coins on the map, <strong>except that there
  is a maximum number of times a given task will provide a coin token</strong>.
  Coin tokens advance the economy dial when gained and cannot be lost</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Since there are ways to remove a coin token from a tech, how is the maximum number on the tech card interpreted?</p>

<p>a) The maximum number on the card means the <strong>maximum number of times that you may use this ability.</strong> </p>

<p>b) The maximum number on the card means the <strong>maximum number of coins that can be placed on the card using this ability.</strong></p>

<h1>Example</h1>

<p>The pottery tech card reads <code>max 4</code>. Player A uses this four times (on four different rounds) and gets four coin tokens on it. Player B plays a culture card which enables him to discard a coin token on a technology card, and discards one of the coin tokens from the player A's Pottery card.</p>

<p>Can player A use the ability on the Pottery card <em>fifth</em> time to get a <em>fourth</em> coin token on the tech card? </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/OJUIh.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OJUIh.png" alt="Pottery Card"></a></p>

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Maximum number of coins from a tech?
Niko Fohr
# Maximum number of coins from a tech?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-13)

On page 26 of the [rulebook](https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/1a/10/1a1063a1-ee84-44ac-a79a-237277010a6f/civ_rulebook_eng_lo-res.pdf) it says

> Coin tokens placed on a tech card as a reward for accomplishing a
> certain task are treated just like coins on the map, **except that there
> is a maximum number of times a given task will provide a coin token**.
> Coin tokens advance the economy dial when gained and cannot be lost

Since there are ways to remove a coin token from a tech, how is the maximum number on the tech card interpreted?

a) The maximum number on the card means the **maximum number of times that you may use this ability.**

b) The maximum number on the card means the **maximum number of coins that can be placed on the card using this ability.**

# Example

The pottery tech card reads `max 4`. Player A uses this four times (on four different rounds) and gets four coin tokens on it. Player B plays a culture card which enables him to discard a coin token on a technology card, and discards one of the coin tokens from the player A's Pottery card.

Can player A use the ability on the Pottery card *fifth* time to get a *fourth* coin token on the tech card?

[![Pottery Card](https://i.sstatic.net/OJUIh.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/OJUIh.png)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-13. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

From the [Official FAQ v2](https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/civilization/news/Civilization%20FAQ_v2.0.pdf):

> Q: What exactly does “(max 4)” mean on techs such as Democracy, Code
> of Laws, or Pottery?
>
> A: It means that a player can only have four coin
> tokens on the Tech card at one time. If a coin token is removed from
> the card, the player can fulfill the condition on the card to add
> another coin token to it.


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