If a player earns an Extra Walk as a Day Bonus but already has 3 cards in that day's column, does the Extra Walk become a fourth card, and does this affect the maximum for that column?
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Official Answer
Yes, if a player earns an Extra Walk as a Day Bonus and already has 3 cards in that day's column, the Extra Walk becomes a fourth card in that column. This is a specific exception to the usual maximum of 3 cards per day.
This is supported by the following rule:
- "Each day can have a maximum of 3 cards in its column. (Extra Walk cards, which are explained on page 8, are the exception.)"
(page 6)
Further, the rules for Extra Walk state:
- "When taking this bonus, a player simply takes a face-down card (without looking at it) from either the Tokyo or Kyoto deck and places it face-down in their itinerary in the day for which they earned the bonus, so that there are 4 cards in this column, otherwise respecting placement rules."
(page 8)
Summary
- The Extra Walk card is placed as a fourth card in the column, exceeding the normal 3-card limit for that day.
- This exception only applies to Extra Walk cards.
Sources:
page 6, page 8
Source: Base Rules (pp. 10, 15, 6, 7, 8)