<p>On page 12 of the <a href="http://files.boardgamegeek.com/file/download/5h68nqannh/Through_the_Ages_-_English_Rules.pdf?">rule book</a>, it states the following</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>When a card says you must "decrease"
  your population, you return 1 yellow
  token from your <em>Unused Workers Pool</em>.
  If you have no <em>Unused Workers</em>, you
  must remove (and return to your
  <em>Yellow Bank</em>) a <em>Worker</em> from one of your cards. Do not forget to adjust
  your indicators.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Therefore, you must lose a worker from your Pool (or one of your cards if no workers in your pool).</p>

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2011-06-07T03:20:10.717Z
Reign of Terror states "lose" not "decrease". I wonder if there is a difference between those.
Ron Harlev
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2011-06-07T05:58:11.920Z
There is nothing in the rules to suggest they are treated any different.
Codemwnci
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2011-06-06T20:08:52.063Z
2011-06-06T20:08:52.063Z
Codemwnci
<p>On the "Reign of Terror" event, do you lose one worker from the worker pool or the population bank?</p>

<through-the-ages>
Reign of Terror on Through the Ages
Ron Harlev
# Reign of Terror on Through the Ages

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-06-05)

On the "Reign of Terror" event, do you lose one worker from the worker pool or the population bank?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2011-06-06. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

On page 12 of the [rule book](http://files.boardgamegeek.com/file/download/5h68nqannh/Through_the_Ages_-_English_Rules.pdf?), it states the following

> When a card says you must "decrease"
> your population, you return 1 yellow
> token from your *Unused Workers Pool*.
> If you have no *Unused Workers*, you
> must remove (and return to your
> *Yellow Bank*) a *Worker* from one of your cards. Do not forget to adjust
> your indicators.

Therefore, you must lose a worker from your Pool (or one of your cards if no workers in your pool).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Reign of Terror states "lose" not "decrease". I wonder if there is a difference between those.  
> **username_1**: There is nothing in the rules to suggest they are treated any different.  

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