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The Cards

• Arsonist - Can I play the Arsonist against my own Buildings?

  No.

• Arsonist - Can I play the Arsonist to burn down a Building that carries a Witch?

  Yes, if the buildung can be burned without a Witch.

  Note: Witches belong to the theme set "Wizards & Dragons", which is part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set.

• Arsonist - Does a Fire Brigade, Archdiocese, or Triumphal Arch carrying a Witch or Pawnbroker lose its immunity against the Arsonist?

  No.

  Note: All mentioned cards are part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set.

• Arsonist - If I draw a Building Card that was “burned down” by the Arsonist back into my hand, do I have to immediately discard a card?

  If you are the active player: no. If you are the passive player: yes.

• Arsonist - My Arsonist targets a Building of my own principality because a “6” is rolled. But I only have Buildings that are protected by a Fire Brigade. Do I have to draw a Building Card into my hand anyway?

  No.

  Note: The Fire Brigade belongs to the theme set "Science & Progress", which is part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set.

• Arsonist - When playing the Arsonist, do I have to announce which Building I want to target before rolling the die?

  No.

• Bishop - Do I have to play the Bishop before my opponent rolls the dice?

  Yes.

• Brigands - Do I have to announce before the dice roll which resources I want to steal?

  No.

• Caravan - Can I take back one of the discarded resources?

  Yes.

• Cities - Can I switch the positions of the expansions inside a city for optical reasons?

  As long as this doesn’t have any effects other than strictly optical ones: yes.

• Cities - If I build a city on top of a settlement, does the settlement’s victory point still count (i.e., a total of 3 victory points)?

  No. The city is worth 2 victory points, including the settlement.

• Civil War - Can I abstain from selecting one of my opponent’s Units?

  No.

• Civil War - Can I select a Knight if, in the event of a Civil War, the Fleet I selected is protected by Sigmund?

  No. At that point, it is no longer possible for you to change your mind.

  Note: Sigmund the Sea Hero belongs to the theme sets "Barbarian & Traders", which is part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set.

• Civil War - Can the Knight Token or the Windmill Token already change ownership when the passive player has removed a Unit but the active player still has to remove one?

  No. The consequences are resolved only after both players have selected a Unit.

• Civil War - In what order are the individual actions performed when the event “Civil War” occurs?

  1. The active player selects a card from the passive player's principality.
  2. The passive player takes this card back into his hand and discards one card of his choice if his hand limit is exceeded.
  3. The passive player selects a card from the active player's principality.
  4. The active player takes this card back into his hand.