France (Plantation Colony)
Escalation levels + cliff classifications derived from data/references/adversaries/france-plantation-colony.json. Rows marked [VERIFY physical panel] need cross-checking against the physical adversary card.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Expansion | branch-and-claw |
| Pressure shape | Dahan capture + plantation-tokens; punishes Dahan-reliance |
| Difficulty levels | L0, L2, L3, L5, L6, L8, L9, L10 |
Overview
France (Plantation Colony) is a dahan capture + plantation-tokens; punishes dahan-reliance adversary introduced in the branch-and-claw expansion. The level-by-level breakdown below captures each escalation tier; cliff levels (flagged ⚠️) are where your strategic approach must change fundamentally, not just scale up.
Level-by-Level Breakdown
| Level | Name | Escalation | Cliff? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L0 | Base | No escalation. | ||
| L2 | Slavery | Dahan captured → Settlers/Plantations. | ⚠️ | Dahan-engine spirits (Shadows-of-Dahan, Thunderspeaker) lose count |
| L3 | Sugar | Plantation tokens added during Ravage. | ⚠️ | Blight accelerates from plantation density |
| L5 | Entrenched Estates | Plantations harder to remove. | [VERIFY] | |
| L6 | Coffee | [VERIFY] | ||
| L8 | Tobacco | [VERIFY] | ||
| L9 | Indentured Workforce | [VERIFY] | ||
| L10 | Total Plantation | Maximum pressure. |
Strategy Cliffs
What changes: Dahan captured → Settlers/Plantations.
Impact: Dahan-engine spirits (Shadows-of-Dahan, Thunderspeaker) lose count
What changes: Plantation tokens added during Ravage.
Impact: Blight accelerates from plantation density
Spirit Affinity vs. France (Plantation Colony)
Which spirit archetypes have an easier or harder time against this adversary, based on power-summary profile matching.
Strong against this adversary
- Defense-focused spirits — Defending Dahan lands directly counters plantation-formation.
- Offense-focused spirits — Damage + presence denial prevents plantation tokens from accumulating.
Struggles against this adversary
- Dahan-focused spirits — France’s Slavery rule captures Dahan — any spirit reliant on Dahan-outnumbers breaks.
- Fear-focused spirits — Fear-rush works but is slower vs. plantation-dense boards.
Escalation Timeline
timeline
title France (Plantation Colony) difficulty curve
L0 : Base
L2 ⚠️ : Slavery
L3 ⚠️ : Sugar
L5 : Entrenched Estates
L6 : Coffee
L8 : Tobacco
L9 : Indentured Workforce
L10 : Total Plantation
How to pick a spirit vs. this adversary
- Read the Strong-against list above and find spirits whose Power Summary fits (from Spirits Overview & Index).
- Cross-check the spirit’s chapter’s
Adversary Matchup Matrixfor the letter grade at your chosen level. - For cliff levels (⚠️), read the Strategy Cliffs section in the spirit’s chapter to confirm the spirit’s mitigation plan works.
Related resources
- Statistics: Deck Expansion Impact — how this adversary’s expansion affects the Fear/Event/Blight decks.
- Expansion Dilution Claims — variance analysis per expansion.
- Spirit Island Wiki: France (Plantation Colony).