(1) The Bayard Political Card allows a player to save 50% of deposit when acquiring a concession. It can be used only once. The Political Card closes when the power is exercised.

(2) The Melisurgo Political Card allows a Corporation to receive a band of secured interest two columns higher than the one shown on the concession. It can be used only once. In any case the secured interest cannot exceed the E band. The benefit is for all the shareholders of the involved company. The Political Card closes when the power is exercised.

(3) The Panfilo Political Card allows a player to exercise a priority right when, during a stock round, another player tries to acquire a concession or buy a stock certificate, which he is interested in. The player using this special power acquires the disputed concession or certificate immediately (paying the requested amount of money to the bank) and the turn returns to the player who performed the originally attempt to acquire the concession or the certificate. It can be used only once. The Political Card closes when the power is exercised.

(4) The Falcon Political Card allows a player to reach an agreement with the Pontifical State in order to erase taxes for Pontecorvo and Benevento stations. The +30 bonus token is placed on the Benevento station and a +10 bonus token is placed on Pontecorvo station. The bonus token counts for one railroad including the related stations in its route and is freely chosen by the player at the moment the card is played. It can be used only from PH-2 on. The Political Card closes when the power is exercised.

(5) The Delahante Political Card allows a Corporation to reach an agreement with the Pontifical State in order to connect Rome to its route and therefore count the Rome off-map value in the revenue. It can be used only from PH-2 on, but in any case, the connection for Rome is fully opened from PH-4 on. The Political Card closes when the power is exercised.

(6) The Valadous Political Card provides the acquirer with a 10% share of the Linea degli Abruzzi railroad. It also allows a player to acquire the Linea degli Abruzzi Concession at its next discounted value during his own turn in the stock round. This action counts as a player ordinary turn in the stock round. Independently from whom started the company, once the Linea degli Abruzzi railroad lays its first track, the revenue paid by the political card drops to D10. In respect of the ordinary token placement rules, the owner of the political card is entitled to place a token connecting Caserta and Capua on behalf of a corporation (over the Caserta-Capua railroad drawn on the map). This token is in addition to the corporation’s allowed number of tokens. The Political Card closes when this power is exercised.

(7) The L’Ala Political Card provides the acquirer with a 10% share of the Ferrovie Beneventane railroad. It also allows a player to acquire the Ferrovie Beneventane Concession at its next discounted value during his own turn in the stock round. This action counts as a player ordinary turn in the stock round. Independently from whom started the company, once the Ferrovie Beneventane railroad lays its first track, the revenue paid by the political card drops to D10. In respect of the ordinary token placement rules, the owner of the political card is entitled to place all the tokens connecting Caserta and Napoli on behalf of a corporation (over the Caserta-Napoli railroad drawn on the map). These tokens are in addition to the corporation’s allowed number of tokens. The Political Card closes when this power is exercised.

(8) The Albano Political Card provides the acquirer with a 10% share of the Ferrovie delle Puglie railroad. It also allows a player to acquire the Ferrovie delle Puglie Concession at its next discounted value during his own turn in the stock round. This action counts as a player ordinary turn in the stock round. Independently from whom started the company, once the Ferrovie delle Puglie railroad lays its first track, the revenue paid by the political card drops to D10. In respect of the ordinary token placement rules, the owner of the political card is entitled to place a token connecting Nola and Cancello on behalf of a corporation (over the Nola-Cancello railroad drawn on the map). This token is in addition to the corporation’s allowed number of tokens. The Political Card closes when this power is exercised.