<p>No, nothing changes. The <a href="http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/Twilight%20Imperium%203/ti3faq.pdf" rel="nofollow">TI3 FAQ</a> puts it fairly straightforwardly on the left hand side of page 2:</p>

<blockquote>
  <h3>Elimination</h3>
  
  <p>A player who controls no planets and has no units on the board
  is eliminated from the game. He cannot play Action Cards or
  choose Strategy Cards. After a player has been eliminated, the
  other players continue the game normally, <strong>with no changes
  to the number of Strategy Cards taken, etc.</strong> When a player is
  eliminated, all his Action Cards are discarded and all of his
  race's Trade Agreements are removed from the game. </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Once a player's eliminated, everyone plays by the same rules as they have been the whole game. You don't revert to rules for the current lower number of players.</p>

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doppelgreener
<p>As far as I know, a player cannot be eliminated from the game. He can lose all of his plastic figures, but still after each round he participates in the strategy- and action card distribution, by which he can affect the gameplay.</p>

<p>Conclusion from this would be that if the house wants to enable dropping a player, then it's house-rules specific.</p>

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2014-04-14T04:54:07.497Z
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/529087/player-elimination
The Chaz 2.0
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Players _do_ get eliminated completely; it _is_ in the rules.
doppelgreener
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Gima
<p>When playing a 5 or more player game of Twilight Imperium and someone is completely removed from the game, do you revert to picking two strategy cards each as per a 4 player game?</p>

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2014-04-14T04:57:24.467Z
This is covered in the [FAQ on Fantasy Flight's website](http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=21&esem=4)
The Chaz 2.0
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Do rules revert to 4 player rules midgame if someone gets eliminated?
MichelleJS
# Do rules revert to 4 player rules midgame if someone gets eliminated?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-13)

When playing a 5 or more player game of Twilight Imperium and someone is completely removed from the game, do you revert to picking two strategy cards each as per a 4 player game?

**Tags:** twilight-imperium, twilight-imperium-3rd-edition

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This is covered in the [FAQ on Fantasy Flight's website](http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=21&esem=4)  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-04-18. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

No, nothing changes. The [TI3 FAQ](http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/Twilight%20Imperium%203/ti3faq.pdf) puts it fairly straightforwardly on the left hand side of page 2:

> ### Elimination
>
> A player who controls no planets and has no units on the board
> is eliminated from the game. He cannot play Action Cards or
> choose Strategy Cards. After a player has been eliminated, the
> other players continue the game normally, **with no changes
> to the number of Strategy Cards taken, etc.** When a player is
> eliminated, all his Action Cards are discarded and all of his
> race's Trade Agreements are removed from the game.

Once a player's eliminated, everyone plays by the same rules as they have been the whole game. You don't revert to rules for the current lower number of players.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-04-13. Score: -2

As far as I know, a player cannot be eliminated from the game. He can lose all of his plastic figures, but still after each round he participates in the strategy- and action card distribution, by which he can affect the gameplay.

Conclusion from this would be that if the house wants to enable dropping a player, then it's house-rules specific.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/529087/player-elimination  
> **username_2**: Players _do_ get eliminated completely; it _is_ in the rules.  

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