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The Settlers of Catan - Board Game

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5-6 Player Extension – See also: Extraordinary Build Phase - Which Resource Cards does the 5th and 6th player receive at the beginning?
Development Cards in General - Can I play Development Cards before rolling the dice?
Development Cards in General - How many Development Cards may I buy on my turn?
Development Cards in General - If I have bought a Development Card during the extraordinary build phase right before my turn, can I already play this card on my upcoming turn?
Development Cards in General - Where do I place the Development Cards I played?
Development Cards – Knights – See also: Largest Army - Can I play a Knight card before rolling the dice?
Development Cards – Knights – See also: Largest Army - Can I play a Knight card if the robber isn’t on my terrain hex?
Development Cards – Knights – See also: Largest Army - Where do I place a Knight card after I have played it?
Development Cards – Progress – Monopoly - Can I first make trade offers in order to find out which resources are owned by my game partners, and then play my Monopoly card?
Development Cards – Progress – Monopoly - I played a Monopoly card. Can I demand from my game partners to reveal the cards in their hands, so I can check if they have the requested resource type?
Development Cards – Progress – Road Building - Can I play a Road Building card during the extraordinary build phase?
Development Cards – Progress – Road Building - If I play a Road Building card in a Base Game where the trade phase is separate from the build phase – is this counted as a building action that makes my trade phase come to an end?
Development Cards – Victory Point - Does the restriction that only 1 Development Card may be revealed during one’s turn also apply for Victory Point cards?
Extraordinary Build Phase in a 5-6 Player Game - Can a player who just finished his turn build during the extraordinary build phase as well?
Extraordinary Build Phase in a 5-6 Player Game - Is there an extraordinary build phase if the player who just finished his turn did not build?
Game Set-up - How do I position the harbor chips of the third edition?
Game Set-up - Is there another extraordinary build phase at the end of the game?
Gameplay - Can I ally with another player against a third player?
Gameplay - Do we always have to observe the rule that the oldest player places the first settlement?
Largest Army – (See also: Development Cards “Knight”) - Do I have to discard the Largest Army card and subtract the 2 victory points from my score if another player has more Knight cards?

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