Does each claim count as +1 hold and its stated benefit? I see mixed signals.

Does each claim count as +1 hold and its stated benefit? I see mixed signals.

The last sentence of the “Seizing A Claim” section on pg 7 makes me think that yes, you get 1 hold for every new claim, and some (like turf) grant additional hold on top of that.

However, the description of claims on pg 6 says “some claims are worth hold (1-4)” which might imply that only those claims that specifically list hold are worth any hold.

Still yet, under “Losing a Claim” it says you lose the benefits of that claim, but doesn’t mention losing 1 hold (like it does for the targeted faction when you seize a claim from them).

I am guessing each claim is worth just its stated benefit since (at least as I read it), you only need 8 hold for Tier 2, 12 for Tier 3, and 16 for Tier 4. I would maybe expect more like 6 times the next tier level rather than 4 times, since at 4 times, if the Thieves control every claim that grants hold (which would take a minimum of 10 scores without retaliation), they would have 17 hold, which is enough to be eligible for Tier 4 even without any Rep.

By the way, I made a mock-up claims map for Cult crews. I’ll try to post it after we use it in play tonight.