<p>Based on the implications in the <a href="http://www.hasbro.com/common/documents/dad2886d1c4311ddbd0b0800200c9a66/00D721465056900B10A16E11F8F54E7F.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rules</a>, in order to conquer a territory it needs to be occupied.</p>

<p>Conquering is only referred to on page 12 of the rules, which indicates that it is the action taken after successfully Attacking an occupied territory.</p>

<p>Occupying an empty territory is referred to as Expanding by the rulebook on page 10.</p>

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2016-12-06T00:33:33.710Z
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<p>In Risk Legacy there is a mission to conquer 9 territories in one turn. </p>

<p>Do the territories need to be occupied by another player before you capture them to count towards this mission objective? </p>

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Missions aren't in the starter rules - should this whole question be in a spoiler block? It isn't a big spoiler though.
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Does the mission to conquer 9 territories in one turn require them to be occupied?
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# Does the mission to conquer 9 territories in one turn require them to be occupied?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-04)

In Risk Legacy there is a mission to conquer 9 territories in one turn.

Do the territories need to be occupied by another player before you capture them to count towards this mission objective?

**Tags:** risk, risk-legacy

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Missions aren't in the starter rules - should this whole question be in a spoiler block? It isn't a big spoiler though.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-12-06. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Based on the implications in the [rules](http://www.hasbro.com/common/documents/dad2886d1c4311ddbd0b0800200c9a66/00D721465056900B10A16E11F8F54E7F.pdf), in order to conquer a territory it needs to be occupied.

Conquering is only referred to on page 12 of the rules, which indicates that it is the action taken after successfully Attacking an occupied territory.

Occupying an empty territory is referred to as Expanding by the rulebook on page 10.


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