How does Aspirant's Climb work - does it need to be conquered/held for its effect to increase points needed to win, and does it affect all players?

Ruling: Aspirant's Climb has a passive effect that is active simply by being in play. It does not need to be conquered or held. It increases the points needed to win by 1 for all players (9 points in 1v1/FFA, 12 in 2v2).

Nuances:

• If multiple Aspirant's Climb cards are in play, the effect stacks (e.g., if both players have one in 1v1, the win condition becomes 10 points)
• The card would explicitly say "while you hold" or "when you conquer" if those conditions were required