If a player earns a Day Bonus and chooses to move the Mood Tracker, does this movement potentially trigger a Stress or Happiness Tracker movement immediately, or only at the end of the round?
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Official Answer
Yes, moving the Mood Tracker as a result of choosing the Day Bonus can immediately trigger a movement of the Stress Tracker or Happiness Tracker.
Explanation
- On page 7, under "2a. day bonuses," it states that one of the available bonuses is:
- "Move the Mood Tracker token 1 space to the right."
- It also specifies:
- "When a player chooses to take the Day Bonus. In that case, the Mood Tracker token should be moved immediately."
- On page 11, the rules for the Mood Tracker state:
- "Whenever the Mood Tracker token reaches the rightmost space on the Mood Tracker, move the Happiness Tracker token 1 space to the right and reset the Mood Tracker token to the center space."
- "Similarly, whenever the Mood Tracker token reaches the leftmost space on the Mood Tracker, move the Stress Tracker token 1 space to the right and reset the Mood Tracker token to the center space."
- There is no indication that these effects are delayed; the movement and its consequences happen as soon as the Mood Tracker is moved, regardless of the source of the movement.
Summary
If a player chooses the Day Bonus to move the Mood Tracker and this movement causes the Mood Tracker to reach the leftmost or rightmost space, the corresponding Stress or Happiness Tracker is moved immediately, and the Mood Tracker is reset to the center space at that moment.
Source: page 7 (Day Bonus timing), page 11 (Mood Tracker effects)
Source: Base Rules (pp. 11, 12, 2, 7)