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Combinations of "Traders & Barbarians" with other expansions

• How can I combine Traders & Barbarians with other scenarios?

  You can find information on possible combinations on the Catan website - please click here.

Combination of “Traders & Barbarians" with "Seafarers”

• Barbarian Attack + Seafarers (in general) - Is a trade route interrupted if a settlement that represents the only connection between road and ship route is conquered?

  The conquered settlement still exists. The trade route is interrupted, that is, only the road segments or the ships count toward the Longest Trade Route. However, the ship and the road segment adjacent to the settlement are not “open.”

• Catan Event Cards + Seafarers (in general) - Does the event “Robber flees!” also affect the pirate?

  No.

• Catan Event Cards + Seafarers (in general) - In scenarios without desert, what happens when the robber flees to the desert?

  The robber is placed beside the game board, where he waits for his next mission – that is, until a “seven” is rolled or a Knight card is played.

• Catan Event Cards + Seafarers (in general) - May I build ships if one of my roads is damaged?

  Yes. You can’t continue building roads though.

• Catan Event Cards + Seafarers (in general) - May I turn a ship sideways, instead of a road?

  No.

• The Caravans + Seafarers (in general) - Do camels have an effect on neighboring ships?

  Yes.

• The Friendly Robber + Seafarers (in general) - Is the pirate also friendly when “Seafarers” is combined with “The Friendly Robber”?

  Yes.

• The Lost Tribe + Harbormaster - When I get a harbor from the Forgotten Tribe, do I receive a harbor point even if I can’t build a harbor right away?

  No.

• The Rivers of Catan + Seafarers (in general) - May I build ships on the dotted lines?

  Yes, provided that you'd be allowed to build a ship there if the line didn’t exist.

• The Wonders of Catan + Barbarian Attack - Is a settlement adjacent to the wasteland threatened by the barbarians who are in play from the start?

  Yes. Otherwise, it would be too easy to build the Great Wall.

• Traders & Barbarians + Seafarers (in general) - May I move the wagon from a road onto a ship if there is no settlement between the road and the ship?

  Yes. When you move a wagon, it doesn’t matter whether you move it along a closed or an open trade route.

Combination of “Traders & Barbarians” with “Cities & Knights”

• Barbarian Attack (in general) - When determining which player has the most victory points, is each captured barbarian counted as half a victory point?

  2 captured barbarians are worth one victory point, but a single barbarian initially has no value for a player. In a combination with Cities & Knights or The Fishermen of Catan, this means that whenever you can play cards (Master Merchant and Wedding) against the leading player(s), they are not affected by it if a single captured barbarian provides them with half a virtual point more than you.

• Barbarian Attack + C&K - How far away do you move a displaced knight?

  His owner places him on the next free path.

• Barbarian Attack + C&K - Is it prohibited to use gold for trading commodities when a 3:1 or 4:1 trade is performed?

  Yes.