<p>You have it backwards.  Orcs do not gain a bonus for conquering unoccupied territories.  From the <a href="http://cdn0.daysofwonder.com/smallworld/en/img/sw_rules_en.pdf" rel="noreferrer">Rule Book</a>, emphasis mine:</p>
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<p><strong>Orcs</strong></p>
<p>Each <strong>not empty</strong> Region your Orcs conquered this turn is worth 1 bonus Victory coin, at the end of your turn.</p>
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<p>Vacating a territory would mean that it was unoccupied when conquered, and therefore the orcs would not get a bonus.</p>

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2011-02-28T14:28:25.353Z
Thanks for the correction : ) I didn't have the game in front of my when I was asking Small World questions that day. Simple mistake!
Gundabad
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<p>So Orcs get a bonus for conquering unoccupied territories.  If the Orcs abandon a territory and then re-conquer it later in a turn, do they get the bonus? Technically they are conquering an unoccupied territory, but should it read "unoccupied at start of the player's turn?"</p>

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@nicole - you should ask that as your own question.
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Small World: Do Orcs Get Race Bonus When Conquering Abandoned Territories?
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# Small World: Do Orcs Get Race Bonus When Conquering Abandoned Territories?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-01-15)

So Orcs get a bonus for conquering unoccupied territories. If the Orcs abandon a territory and then re-conquer it later in a turn, do they get the bonus? Technically they are conquering an unoccupied territory, but should it read "unoccupied at start of the player's turn?"

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @nicole - you should ask that as your own question.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2011-01-15. Score: 9 | Accepted answer

You have it backwards. Orcs do not gain a bonus for conquering unoccupied territories. From the [Rule Book](http://cdn0.daysofwonder.com/smallworld/en/img/sw_rules_en.pdf), emphasis mine:

> **Orcs**
>
> Each **not empty** Region your Orcs conquered this turn is worth 1 bonus Victory coin, at the end of your turn.

Vacating a territory would mean that it was unoccupied when conquered, and therefore the orcs would not get a bonus.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for the correction : ) I didn't have the game in front of my when I was asking Small World questions that day. Simple mistake!  

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