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The Cards

• 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.

• Civil War - What happens if only one player can lose a Unit and the other player can't?

  In this case, only one player loses a Unit and the other one doesn’t.

• Conflict - The text on the Conflict card says, “… and returns them to the bottom of an expansion stack of his choice.” Can I place the two cards under 2 different stacks, or do they really have to be placed under one and the same stack?

  Under one and the same stack.

• Conflict - When can I add the cards to my hand that were lost through the Conflict?

  At the end of your turn at the latest. But as the active player, you can use all possibilities that provide you with more cards for your hand during your turn.

• Counting House - Can I place 2 Counting Houses?

  Only in the Tournament Game: in the Base Game you are not able to do it, and in the Expanded Base Game you are not allowed to do it.

  Note: A second Counting House belongs to the theme set "Trade & Change", which is part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set.

• Garrison - Does a Garrison protect from the Action Card “Brigands?”

  No, it only protects from the die roll event.

• Garrison - What’s the combined effect of the Garrison and the Court of Justice?

  See under “Court of Justice.”

• Harbor - Do only the Trade Fleets in the city with the Harbor receive the additional commerce point?

  No. It doesn’t matter where the Harbor is.

• Harbor - How many commerce points are my Fleets worth if I own 2 Harbors?

  Each Harbor increases the worth of each Trade Fleet by 1 commerce point.

• Harbor - How many Harbors can I build in the Base Game and the Expanded Base Game with sets other than Barbarians and Traders?

  As much as you have.