IKI: Akebono

Yes. At each Hire action, you may choose the revealed New Character instead of a regular Character. If it hasn’t been hired by the end of the month, discard it. (p. 4)

Discard the Character on the marked space, then move the remaining Characters to the right; any that don’t fit in the two spaces to the right of the arrow are discarded. Characters left of the arrow are removed from the game, and a mon is placed on each Character on a coin-marked space. (p. 4)

No. You may build an available Boat instead, paying its cost and placing it on a river wave with one of your Sailors. Then choose either to advance on the Trade track by the boat’s indicated amount or immediately activate the boat; you can build at most two boats. (p. 5)

No. After each Fire—following months 5, 8, and 11—you receive all bonuses for the spaces you’ve reached, cumulatively. (p. 6)

You may meet a Personality and/or activate a Boat, in either order. If you activate an opponent’s Boat, its owner advances one space on the Trade track; you can’t activate a boat that is still on the riverbank. (p. 6)