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A player, 12 May 2015
Regarding this viewtopic.php?f=59&t=113044&p=1462620&hilit=outmaneuvered+by+force&sid=07df46fdda6908276c7d7c8c48b4914b#p1462620
Will ivory courtroom stay in the province allowing my opponent to purchase it again? or will it get discarded from the province?
Alex Jones (rules official), 13 May 2015
Regarding this viewtopic.php?f=59&t=113044&p=1462620&hilit=outmaneuvered+by+force&sid=07df46fdda6908276c7d7c8c48b4914b#p1462620
Will ivory courtroom stay in the province allowing my opponent to purchase it again? or will it get discarded from the province?
The card stays in the province, and your opponent can try to Recruit it again.
However, the gold has been spent - it doesn't return to the pool.