Defensive memorial holding gives two strength to a province. My son argues that it still has the ability while bowed. I am sure it has no effect while tapped. Who is right?
Defensive memorial holding
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Defensive memorial holding gives two strength to a province. My son argues that it still has the ability while bowed. I am sure it has no effect while tapped. Who is right?
Abilities cannot be used while bowed, indeed - however, the Province Strength bonus from Defensive Memorial comes from a trait, not an ability:
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Below any traits, there may be one or more abilities: blocks of text that describe actions that players can take at certain points in the game. An ability starts with one or more of the boldface terms Battle:, Dynasty:, Limited:, Open:, Interrupt: or Engage:. This term, the designator, tells when in the game the action can be taken.