Calamities are still a big part of the game but are no longer borne as hidden gifts secured in bad trades. Instead they are drawn as usable weapons in equal measure with the commodities and personalities that are earned by each player as the game is played. Certain advances, purchases and map expansion yield still more cards which help each player control his destiny by selecting the eventual victim of each calamity card he controls. Once a piece is placed on the map, it never moves until it is dislodged. Each player repaints the map in his own colors to the best of his ability.
Players determine movement order by purchasing expansion tokens.