<p>Yes.</p>

<p>Special tiles have your player marker on them, so they are your tiles, just like greenery or city tiles.</p>

<p>From the rules, page 5:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Special tiles: Some cards allow you to place
  special tiles. Any function or placement
  restriction is described on the card. Place the
  tile, and <strong>place a player marker on it</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>And</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Player markers: Each player uses his own color
  to mark TR, <strong>ownership of tiles</strong>, production
  (see page 6), and to indicate used blue card
  actions (see page 11).</p>
</blockquote>

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2017-08-07T20:17:59.767Z
FWIW the only tiles that aren't owned are Ocean tiles.
aslum
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2017-08-03T18:14:44.193Z
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GendoIkari
<p>When placing a greenery tile in Terraforming Mars, you have to place it next to a tile you own. Let's say all you own is the "Mining Rights" tile and you are now playing a greenery tile. Do you have to play your greenery tile next to it?</p>

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In Terraforming Mars, do special tiles count as tiles you own when placing greenery tiles?
Lars
# In Terraforming Mars, do special tiles count as tiles you own when placing greenery tiles?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-03)

When placing a greenery tile in Terraforming Mars, you have to place it next to a tile you own. Let's say all you own is the "Mining Rights" tile and you are now playing a greenery tile. Do you have to play your greenery tile next to it?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-03. Score: 9 | Accepted answer

Yes.

Special tiles have your player marker on them, so they are your tiles, just like greenery or city tiles.

From the rules, page 5:

> Special tiles: Some cards allow you to place
> special tiles. Any function or placement
> restriction is described on the card. Place the
> tile, and **place a player marker on it**.

And

> Player markers: Each player uses his own color
> to mark TR, **ownership of tiles**, production
> (see page 6), and to indicate used blue card
> actions (see page 11).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: FWIW the only tiles that aren't owned are Ocean tiles.  

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