martell x-ed out in 3 player game?

By galferdiar, in A Game of Thrones: The Board Game

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Hi again,

In the post ´three player game is flawed´, I see that Jhagen says that: ¨ The 3 player game martell is off limits (as well as the south) so my generalization of baratheon was amiss. my apologies.¨¨

Somewhere else in a different forum someone mentions something similar. I can´t find anything in the rules about the south being inaccesible.

Am I misunderstanding? Or is it indeed the case that the Martell lands are not a part of the game in a 3 player game?

Thanks guys!

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In a 3 players game, most of South lands are neutral with no way to conquer them, as far as I can remember.

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but you can attack, destroy and conquer neutral force tokens; see the guide:

Destroying a Neutral Force
In order to destroy a Neutral Force and gain control of its area,
a marching player must equal or exceed the strength value printed
on the Neutral Force token by the combination of Combat Strength
factors listed below:
ɇ Count the Combat Strength of the marching units (Siege
Engines only count their strength if the Neutral Force’s
area contains a Castle or Stronghold).
ɇ No House cards are played.
ɇ The March Order bonus (or penalty) applies.
ɇ Neutral Forces cannot receive support from adjacent areas.
ɇ The attacking player may receive support against the
Neutral Force from adjacent areas (as in combat).
ɇ The Valyrian Steel Blade may not be used to receive a
+1 bonus.
If the marching player’s Combat Strength equals or exceeds the
Neutral Force’s strength value, the token is destroyed and removed
from the game. The marching player moves his units into the area
as normal.
Marching against a Neutral Force counts as the March Order’s
one allowed attack.
Most Neutral Force tokens
used in three-player games are
marked with a “~” in place of their
strength value. These represent
insurmountable areas which
cannot be entered. Areas containing
such tokens are therefore off-limits to all players for the entirety of
the game.
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As you reprinted it : "Most Neutral Force tikens used in three-player games are marked with a ~ in place of their strength value. These represent insurmountable areas which cannot be entered."

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ahhh now I understand!!! sorry I indeed didn´t read it well!! I thought they had strength 0

thanks!