Preserve World occupation capabilities while Sandtrout waits

docs/RULE_DECISIONS.md

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 | Topic | Decision to preserve | Detailed authority and evidence |
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+| Live World Sandtrout | The pending original Spice Card is runtime state, not a new module selection. Original clean World and World/all14 occupation contexts stay available across its real draw and waiting interval, as original Nexus/Discovery contexts already did. Canonical boolean validation and unused fresh setup remain; printed suppression/doubling, provisional first-turn precedence and all roster/role limits are unchanged. | [Observed draw failure and current contract](HOMEWORLD_RULES.md#live-world-sandtrout--26-october-2026) |
 | Original Ix Spice cards | Under standing choose-recommended authority, retain first-turn ignoring ahead of Thumper/Sandtrout, later generated-worm suppression and sequential doubling by each distinct Harvester. First-turn Thumper remains spendable with a persistent warning. Immediate replacement-worm behavior follows the E1 source; the stated precedence/equivalence/multiple-copy compositions remain provisional, not newly confirmed GF9 rulings. No numerical change or wider module certification. | [Sources, policy and original Basic/Advanced proof](IX_PROTOTYPE.md#original-spice-cards-and-selected-policy--24-october-2026) |
 | Stable Homeworld occupation | Fresh original Homeworlds alone and source history. Advanced uses authorized p22 sole qualification retained until last-force departure; Basic uses the visibly provisional current-sole policy recorded in the Basic table above, including Tupile through observed continuous activation sources and original normal-limit cleanup. Turn boundaries do not stack slots; reacquisition cannot erase an owed discard. Actual bank/percentage income, sharing, Caladan/Ix/Richese/Giedi ownership and native defenses are connected. Native CHOAM fresh entries separately mark original Tupile slots, owner-selected normal-limit cleanup and low-query restoration; old profiles are not upgraded. No inferred controller, back-award, invented canceled-auction count, public/save conversion or unrelated overlay. Exceptional Duke remains separate. | [Source cutover](HOMEWORLD_OCCUPATION_RULES.md#occupied-economics-bidding-and-advanced-source-cutover--5-october-2026), [Basic policy](HOMEWORLD_OCCUPATION_RULES.md#basic-current-sole-benefit-policy--9-october-2026), [Tupile Basic lifecycle and original consumers](HOMEWORLD_TUPILE_INTELLIGENCE_RUNTIME.md#basic-current-sole-slot-lifecycle--24-october-2026) |
 | Printed high Ecaz Homeworld victory | Fresh native Ecaz/Homeworld entry only: current high7+, reciprocal alliance jointly holds one actual uncontested stronghold and proved physically held worlds of two other native factions. Separate source joins ordinary winner union before BG prediction/final fallback; no ordinary point inflation, Tech substitute or Duke permission. Basic holdings now follow the provisional current-sole policy, so a repopulated, contested or departed world simply stops counting instead of blocking the win; old/public profiles unchanged. | [Card contract and actual original win](HOMEWORLD_RULES.md#printed-high-ecaz-alliance-victory--5-october-2026) |