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Candamir - The First Settlers

• Explorations - May I relocate my goal token before I reach it, e.g., because I need other things more urgently?

  No, once you’ve placed it, you can’t change its position!!

• Explorations - May I trade during an exploration?

  You may trade at any time during an exploration.

• Explorations - May various goal tokens be placed on a camp?

  Yes. Only the spaces the goal tokens are on are taboo. Since there is no competition in the camps, various goal tokens may be placed on them.

• General Questions - Do I have to fill the top line on my wish list first, before I can satisfy the wishes specified in the lines below?

  No, each column can be filled from top to bottom, independently of the other columns.

• General Questions - If I have completed my third adventure, do I receive the “Hero of Catan” special victory point immediately or only after returning to the village?

  Special victory points are always awarded immediately.

• General Questions - May I exchange the “3/4” experience marker with a “1/2” experience marker - for example, because towards the end of the game Prowess is more important to me than Charisma?

  No, you are not allowed to move the experience markers on the character board.

• General Questions - May I own two of the same type of equipment? For example, if I have found a pair of boots for the second time, may I place the equipment marker with the number 2 at will?

  No. If a player lands on an exploration tile whose equipment he already has, he receives an experience point instead, which he can use to improve one of his character's traits (Strength, Prowess, Agility, and Charisma). Nobody is allowed to have two of the same type of equipment.

• General Questions - May I pass my turn after my trade offer was rejected?

  No, either you trade or you pass your turn.

• General Questions - What happens with adventure cards whose adventure I failed to complete?

  Adventure cards whose adventure a player failed to complete remain where they are, and the player or his opponents may try to complete the corresponding adventure at a later moment. In other words, there is no discard pile for adventures a player failed to complete.

• General Questions - What should I do if the adventure cards are depleted?

  You may go in the direction of the question mark, but you won’t have an adventure.

• General Questions - What’s the meaning of the numbers on the backs of the adventure cards? Are they the victory points one receives for a completed adventure?

  They help with the sorting process, so that the players face more simple adventures first and more challenging ones towards the end of the game.

• General Questions - Where on the game board do I place the “Hero of Catan” special victory point?

  Place it on the space that depicts a sword, a shield, and three cards (below the wish lists).

• General Questions - Why are the images of ingredients or question marks large on some movement cards and small on others?

  The size is supposed to create a 3D perspective.

• Herbal Knowledge - If I have already reached the space my goal token is on, may I still use the ability “Herbal Knowledge IV” to brew a healing potion?

  A player who reaches his goal ends his turn.

• Herbal Knowledge - May I use the ability “Herbal Knowledge IV” to brew a healing potion so as to free up my storage space for new ingredients?

  Yes, that's allowed.