Habsburg Monarchy (Livestock Colony)
Town gathers plus durability create concentrated ravage pressure, and selective blight acceptance is often correct.
Additional Loss Condition
Irreparable Damage: Track how many blight come off the Blight Card during Ravages that do 8+ Damage to the land. If that number ever exceeds players, the Invaders win.
Escalation
Seek Prime Territory: After the Explore Step: On each board with 4 or fewer blight, add 1 town to a land without town/blight. On each board with 2 or fewer blight, do so again.
Rules
Strategy
Signature Rule Split
The defining pressure comes from Level 1 gathers and Level 4 durable towns.
Choose Which Ravages To Lose
Allow some small ravages while prioritizing build denial and loss-condition-safe lands. Do not try to solve every land equally.
Use Blight As A Tactical Resource
Controlled blight can reduce future escalation pressure and open durable-town counterplay windows. Spend blight intentionally where it protects the loss condition.
Use Isolate To Break Gather Chains
Use Isolate to stop town gathers before they create oversized ravages and loss-condition-risk lands.
Use Isolate And City Kill Win Paths
City destruction plus Terror Level III is a common closing route because Livestock often over-indexes on towns.