New + "Special order pool" question

[BlindFaith 0]

Hi!

I'm kind of new here, and i'm from israel (so sorry for my bad english).

I don't have the EP yet but I will buy it when it will arrive to israel.

I wanted to ask a question about the "Special order pool"

What is it? What does it do? And how does it changes the game?

[Stefan 732]

The change is very grave. You are allowed to place special orders although you don't have the module yet (but you need it when executing).

[EMELT 0]

From Page 5 of the Broodwar rules:

http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/StarCraft/sc_bw_rules.pdf

"Special Order Pool

During the Planning Phase, each player may place any

number of special order tokens, regardless of the number

of Research and Development modules he has built. When

a player reveals a special (gold) order during the Action

Phase, he must do one of the following:

Execute Special Order:

then places the token in the “Special Order Pool” of his

Faction Sheet. He may only choose this option if the number

of orders in his “Special Order Pool” is less than the number

allowed by modules and strategic areas he controls. Tokens

in the “Special Order Pool” are returned to a player’s pile of

unused order tokens during step 4 of the Regrouping Phase

(see “Regrouping Phase” on page 20).

The player executes the order and

Event Card Option:

instead of executing the order. The order token is then

returned to his pile of unused orders.

The player draws one Event card

Example: During the first Planning Phase, the Jim Raynor

player places a special order on Helios. Although he is free

to place the order, he will need to build a Research and

Development module in order to execute the order."