Astral Ring, Timing on scoring VPs during Cleanup Phase

[Thoras]

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Hi Rules Team, 

My question is in regards to the timing during cleanup phase. Does scoring VPs comes very first during cleanup, followed by player/crisis effects?

Im asking because the tactics card Astral Ring states that the projection token is contesting objectives, but gets removed during the next cleanup phase. Which should be the following cleanup phase of the round astral ring was played.
So would the Token count for contesting objectives during the VP calculation step of the cleanup phase and then gets removed?

Thx for the help and keep up the good wor

 

[Thoras]

Yes it would. 

VPs are scored during step 1 of the Cleanup Phase. Astral Ring expires during step 2, Player Effects.