If a player at 7 points holds one battlefield (scoring their 7th point in the beginning phase) and then moves a ganking unit to conquer an empty battlefield, do they immediately score their 8th point and win, or must they wait to hold that battlefield next turn?

Ruling: The player scores their 8th point and wins immediately. To gain the final point by conquering, you must score all other battlefields that turn, which happens when you hold one battlefield during the beginning phase and then conquer the second battlefield by ganking.

Sequence:

  • Player scores 7th point during beginning phase by holding first battlefield
  • Player moves ganking unit to empty battlefield, conquering it
  • Player has now scored every battlefield this turn (one through hold, one through conquer)
  • Player scores the final point and wins immediately

Nuances:

  • The key requirement is that the player must have scored every battlefield through either method (hold or conquer) during the same turn to win via conquering
  • If a player conquers but has not scored every battlefield that turn, they only draw a card instead of winning