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Emperor alliance gift timing
Basic Emperor gift during Ix phase openings — 29 October 2026
In a clean Basic game with the Ix deck, classic factions and native Ixians or Tleilaxu, the Emperor may share spice with a mutual ally during an Amal phase opening, including after passing. The opening and its exact pass history pause while the gift's Karama response resolves; allowance transfers the spice immediately and cancellation transfers nothing. The same opening then resumes, and a subsequent Amal applies to the updated balances and resets passes normally.
The publisher FAQ, p. 5 permits direct allied gifts for any reason and immediate collection. Applying that power during the Basic opening is a provisional online timing interpretation. The scope excludes other expansion families, optional modules, competing continuations and outstanding commitments requiring a combined planner. Bot seats may finish the opening before a human Emperor can act. Advanced and other interruption windows remain unfinished. Runtime evidence covers classic and native Ix faction games; the native cases start with public setup and stage the reciprocal alliance and physical card custody. Rendered controls cover classic and native Ix factions.
Emperor gift during Moritani Extortion — 29 October 2026
In supported Basic and Advanced games with Moritani, the Emperor can give spice to the current Extortion payer when they are mutual allies. Allowing the gift updates the payer's balance before the original pay-or-decline choice; Karama cancellation transfers nothing. The ordered queue, collected five-spice bank award and physical Terror token remain committed through that response.
The publisher FAQ, p. 5 allows the Emperor to give allied spice directly for any reason, collected immediately. The user-authorized revised Advanced sheet, physical p. 31, explicitly says any time. Applying the Basic gift at this decision is a provisional online timing interpretation. This initial entry is limited to the Ecaz/Moritani expansion with native Moritani and classic factions, without independent Ecaz cards, optional modules or competing parents. An automated payer can still act before a human Emperor chooses to gift; broader priority and other interrupted windows remain unfinished. Runtime cases.
Advanced allied auction payment — 29 October 2026
For a clean classic Advanced auction won by the Emperor's current mutual ally, the Emperor receives a uniform opportunity to give spice before the original payment. The same public waiting window appears whether the buyer holds Karama or the Emperor has available spice; only the Emperor sees the gift amount available. Continue leaves payment to the buyer or the existing automatic settlement. A gift's Karama response retains the original lot, bid and committed payer split; allowing it credits the buyer once, while cancellation transfers nothing. Gifted buyer spice follows the buyer's normal payment route; the previously pledged Emperor contribution remains separately accounted for.
The uniform priority and explicit Continue are provisional online timing for the authorized Advanced rules' any-time power, not publisher instructions. The same Continue is currently required even when the Emperor has no spice; this protects the private balance but still needs refinement to meet the project's no-confirmation requirement for forced automatic actions. Older already-open payments do not acquire a new window. Other auction modes, optional modules and live commitments needing a combined planner remain unfinished. Runtime cases use real setup, alliance and bids with explicitly staged balances and cards; rendered controls cover the table and owner-only opportunity.
Advanced Guild timing prototype — 29 October 2026
The user-authorized revised rules, physical p. 31 (printed p. 29), allow the Emperor to transfer spice to an ally at any time and for any reason. In a clean classic-faction Advanced game, an Emperor can now make that gift while the Guild's normal Shipment and Movement timing choice is pending. The choice remains in place while the gift's ordinary Karama response resolves. Allowing the gift transfers the selected uncommitted spice once; cancellation transfers none. Either outcome leaves the same Guild decision and movement order.
The owner-only control uses the server's current amount and ally quote. The initial scope excludes optional modules, competing continuation windows and live commitments requiring a combined planner. The pre-existing quiet-window gift remains unchanged. Other decision and response parents and the source's complete any-time scope remain unfinished; this prototype does not certify Advanced play or deployed behavior.
Runtime cases start a real Advanced game and stage the alliance and movement boundary; rendered controls cover the actual table and owner-only control.