Noob Question - The Staging Area

[PorthmeusGames 0]

 Alrighty... This is probably an easy one. I've read the areas of the rules related to the staging area and I still haven't found a specific rule on how many cards can be in the staging area at any given time. As a side question, how is the term staging doesn't show in the topic index at the end of the book?

The rules (p15-16) show that a number of cards equal to the number of players are played to the staging area from the encounter deck... but it doesn't say if there is a limit to how many cards can be IN the staging area. Is it limited to the number of players or can I end up with half a dozen unexplored locations stretching all the way across the table?

[radiskull 39]

 There's no limit.  If you get an unlucky stream of locations, or if everyone's threat is really low, you could conceivably have a ton of cards in the staging area.

[guest479094 0]

 Couple of Northern Trackers to the rescue

[PorthmeusGames 0]

 That's what I suspected, but wanted to clarify as I'd read something different elsewhere. 

Thanks for the info!