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  <p>they did away with the rule that first claw damage point enters, correct?</p>
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<p>It certainly appears that way. From the <a href="http://iellogames.com/downloads/KOT2-rulebook_EN.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">manual I'm looking at</a>, there's a note on page 5:</p>

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  <p>NOTE: No Monster starts the game in Tokyo. The first player must enter Tokyo City during this step.</p>
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  <p>Does this also mean that if you damage the monster in Tokyo during the "Resolve Dice" phase, and they leave Tokyo that you MUST enter Tokyo?</p>
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<p>Yes. On the previous page, under "Smash", "If you are outside of Tokyo":</p>

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  <p>These Monsters can then decide to Yield and leave Tokyo or stay[...]</p>
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<p>Plus the rule from "3. Enter Tokyo" on the next page:</p>

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  <p>If no one is in Tokyo, you must enter and place your Monster in Tokyo City.</p>
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<p>If you roll a Smash, deal damage to a monster in Tokyo, and that monster decides to leave, when you get around to the Enter Tokyo phase of your turn, there won't be a monster in Tokyo; as a result, you <strong>must</strong> enter Tokyo yourself.</p>

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Thanks. That's how it looked to me, but thought I'd ask.
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<p>Just got new version of KOT. Rules for "Enter Tokyo" phase say "If no one is in Tokyo, you must enter and place your Monster in Tokyo City". So apparently they did away with the rule that first claw damage point enters, correct?</p>

<p>Does this also mean that if you damage the monster in Tokyo during the "Resolve Dice" phase, and they leave Tokyo that you MUST enter Tokyo?  I have not seen a clear statement of this either way.  But seems implied.</p>

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Entering Tokyo - 2 specific questions
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# Entering Tokyo - 2 specific questions

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-29)

Just got new version of KOT. Rules for "Enter Tokyo" phase say "If no one is in Tokyo, you must enter and place your Monster in Tokyo City". So apparently they did away with the rule that first claw damage point enters, correct?

Does this also mean that if you damage the monster in Tokyo during the "Resolve Dice" phase, and they leave Tokyo that you MUST enter Tokyo? I have not seen a clear statement of this either way. But seems implied.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-12-29. Score: 1

> they did away with the rule that first claw damage point enters, correct?

It certainly appears that way. From the [manual I'm looking at](http://iellogames.com/downloads/KOT2-rulebook_EN.pdf), there's a note on page 5:

> NOTE: No Monster starts the game in Tokyo. The first player must enter Tokyo City during this step.

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> Does this also mean that if you damage the monster in Tokyo during the "Resolve Dice" phase, and they leave Tokyo that you MUST enter Tokyo?

Yes. On the previous page, under "Smash", "If you are outside of Tokyo":

> These Monsters can then decide to Yield and leave Tokyo or stay[...]

Plus the rule from "3. Enter Tokyo" on the next page:

> If no one is in Tokyo, you must enter and place your Monster in Tokyo City.

If you roll a Smash, deal damage to a monster in Tokyo, and that monster decides to leave, when you get around to the Enter Tokyo phase of your turn, there won't be a monster in Tokyo; as a result, you **must** enter Tokyo yourself.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. That's how it looked to me, but thought I'd ask.  

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