Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery

No — colonists and specialists must be placed during the placement phase and may not be saved for the next round; play continues placing them until none remain (see page 5).

Captains count as two colonists in the Merchant Shipping and Discovery boxes, and Merchants count as two in Merchant Shipping (Merchants also generate $5 if placed via the Colonist Dock when they arrive in a colony); see page 7 for specialist effects and page 8 for Merchant Shipping details.

No — soldiers sent on a successful discovery generate their plunder payment but are then removed from the board and returned to the player's supply; they do not remain in the colony (see page 7 and page 8).

No — colonists and specialists remain in the Discovery box until they are sent on an expedition; unlike other event boxes, they are not removed at the end of the turn unless launched on a discovery (see page 5 and page 8).

Each turn trade goods and Merchant Ships form sets that generate income (e.g., any three different goods = $1, three of the same = $3, four of the same = $6) with Merchant Ships as one-time wildcards; at game end players score victory points equal to the amount of gold those goods/ships would generate on turn 8 (see page 9).

Each soldier eliminates one enemy unit (owner of the soldier chooses which enemy unit) and all casualties are determined simultaneously and then removed; a declared full-scale war costs $10 and spawns battles in every colony where both sides have units including at least one soldier (see page 9).