<p>Sounds right to me.  Compare and contrast to the Ratmen, who get 8 men both "on attack" and "on defense", as it were.  The Amazons are balanced with that race by getting 2 more men (women?) to attack with... but 2 fewer to defend with.  </p>

<p>When I started thinking about it that way, it became obviously right that the Amazons should attack with 10 but only defend with 6: the numbers match up nicely!</p>

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thesunneversets
<p>That's how it worked in the one game I've played.  At the time I felt like it was incorrect in some subtle way, but since it was my first and only game so far, I'm not sure either.</p>

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Kristo
<p>Excerpt from the <a href="http://cdn1.daysofwonder.com/smallworld/en/img/sw_rules_en.pdf" rel="noreferrer">rule book</a> itself:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Amazons</strong></p>
<p>Four of your Amazon tokens may only be
used for conquest, not for defense, as
indicated by the +4 on the banner itself. So
you start your initial turn with 10 Amazon
tokens (plus any additional ones that may
be granted to you by the Special Power associated with the
Amazons, depending on your combo). At the end of each of
your Troop Redeployments (see Troop Redeployment, p. 5),
remove four tokens from the map, making sure to leave at least
one Amazon token in each of your Regions if possible, and only
take these four tokens back in hand to redeploy on the map
once you Ready your Troops (see Ready your Troops, p. 6) at
the start of your next turn.</p>
</blockquote>

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Neal Tibrewala
<p>So I got a copy of Small World, and in our first game, the "Amazons" came up early.  According to the rules, they get "+4 when attacking".  What exactly does that mean?  We argued it out and what we eventually decided it meant was</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>At the beginning of each of the Amazon player's turns, they receive 4 extra tokens.  When they end their "conquering regions" step, they remove 4 tokens of their choice from the board, then go on to compute VP.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>But we're not at all confident in our interpretation.</p>

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How does the Amazons "+4 When Attacking" power work?
GWLlosa
# How does the Amazons "+4 When Attacking" power work?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2010-12-27)

So I got a copy of Small World, and in our first game, the "Amazons" came up early. According to the rules, they get "+4 when attacking". What exactly does that mean? We argued it out and what we eventually decided it meant was

> At the beginning of each of the Amazon player's turns, they receive 4 extra tokens. When they end their "conquering regions" step, they remove 4 tokens of their choice from the board, then go on to compute VP.

But we're not at all confident in our interpretation.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2010-12-27. Score: 22 | Accepted answer

Excerpt from the [rule book](http://cdn1.daysofwonder.com/smallworld/en/img/sw_rules_en.pdf) itself:

> **Amazons**
>
> Four of your Amazon tokens may only be
> used for conquest, not for defense, as
> indicated by the +4 on the banner itself. So
> you start your initial turn with 10 Amazon
> tokens (plus any additional ones that may
> be granted to you by the Special Power associated with the
> Amazons, depending on your combo). At the end of each of
> your Troop Redeployments (see Troop Redeployment, p. 5),
> remove four tokens from the map, making sure to leave at least
> one Amazon token in each of your Regions if possible, and only
> take these four tokens back in hand to redeploy on the map
> once you Ready your Troops (see Ready your Troops, p. 6) at
> the start of your next turn.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2010-12-29. Score: 7

Sounds right to me. Compare and contrast to the Ratmen, who get 8 men both "on attack" and "on defense", as it were. The Amazons are balanced with that race by getting 2 more men (women?) to attack with... but 2 fewer to defend with.

When I started thinking about it that way, it became obviously right that the Amazons should attack with 10 but only defend with 6: the numbers match up nicely!


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### Answer by username_2 on 2010-12-27. Score: 2

That's how it worked in the one game I've played. At the time I felt like it was incorrect in some subtle way, but since it was my first and only game so far, I'm not sure either.


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