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Barbarians & Traders

• Flavo the Fool - Can I take over Flavo if I only have gold in my Treasure Vault?

  No. The other gold stored in the Treasure Vault must be transferred to a Mountain stream before.

  Note: The Treasure Vault belongs to the theme sets "Trade & Change", which is part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set.

• Flavo the Fool - Can I use the Horse Farm to move Flavo?

  No, because Flavo is not a Knight.

  Note: The Horse Farm belongs to the theme set "Trade & Change", which is part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set.

• Flavo the Fool - Do both regions adjacent to Flavo receive 1 resource each, even if none of the two numbers was rolled? Or does only an adjacent region whose number is rolled receive a resource?

  The regions adjacent to Flavo receive 1 resource each if they have room for it. The number rolled with the production die is irrelevant.

• Flavo the Fool - Do I receive the two resources for Flavo also if my game partner wins the tournament?

  Yes.

• Flavo the Fool - In what order are the consequences of the Event Die roll result resolved if Flavo has been placed?

  1. The player with the most tournament points selects any one resource of his choice and adjusts the corresponding region accordingly.
  2. Each region directly adjacent to Flavo receives 1 resource.
  3. Flavo changes over to the other player if the requirements are met.

• Flavo the Fool - Who determines where to place Flavo when he changes over?

  The player who discards him.

• Fortunate Trade Voyage - When I receive gold, can I also use it to replenish the gold supplies of a Colony Outpost?

  No.

• How many cards belong to „Barbarians & Traders“?

  40.

• Johanna the Warrior-Maiden - Do I have to remove Johanna when I build a Citadel?

  No.

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

• Master Merchant’s Guildhall - If, during one and the same turn, my opponent repeatedly trades the same resource with the bank, do I receive a resource each time?

  Yes.

• Merchant Outpost - Do I receive 2 resources if my opponent has a Production Building?

  No.

• Merchant Outpost - If the production roll increases the number of commerce points of my game partner’s Trade Academy, do I lose my Merchant Outpost before it earns me 1 resource?

  No. It still earns you 1 resource before it is removed.

  Note: The Trade Academy belongs to the theme sets "Science & Progress", which is part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set.

• Merchant Outpost - Is the resource I receive taken from my opponent?

  No.

• Merchant Outpost - Where does my Merchant Outpost go if my opponent plays the Arsonist to burn it down?

  To your hand of cards.

• Merchants’ Residences (general) - Can I really build the Residences for free?

  Yes. You only have to meet the requirements for building them.