France (Plantation Colony)
France pressure comes from town conversion spikes and town-cap loss checks, so build forecasting becomes the core skill.
Additional Loss Condition
Sprawling Plantations: Before Setup, return all but 7 town per player to the box. Invaders win if you ever cannot place a town.
Escalation
Demand for New Cash Crops: After Exploring, on each board, pick a land of the shown terrain. If it has town/city, add 1 blight. Otherwise, add 1 town.
Rules
Strategy
Play Around Slave Rebellion
Set up Dahan and strife to convert Slave Rebellion into upside when possible. Also pre-plan worst-case escalation terrains to avoid accidental loss spikes.
Pre-Commit Escalation Terrain Plans
Name likely escalation-trouble terrains in advance and reserve tools for the worst-case branch instead of reacting after the town spike appears.
Track Town Supply As A Timer
France applies dual pressure through escalating towns and loss-condition checks. Keep visible town-supply accounting so sudden losses do not come from bookkeeping misses.