Base Game
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Seven and Robber - What happens if I place the robber next to a player who doesn’t have a card?
Bad luck: You won’t be able to draw a card from this player.
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Special Building Phase in a 5-6 Player Game - Is there a special building phase if the player who just finished his turn did not build?
Yes.
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Special Building Phase in a 5-6 Player Game - May a player who just finished his turn build during the special building phase as well?
No.
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Trade - Is a “triangular trade” permitted? On player A’s turn, are player B and player C allowed to trade with each other if afterwards one of them uses the obtained resource for trading with player A?
No. Not only is a triangular trade forbidden, it is also unnecessary, because player B and player C each trades individually with player A and, thus, may trade whatever resource he has – provided that it meets the requirements of player A.
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Trade - May I give away resources or buy services with them, for example, to avoid being bothered by the robber?
No. On Catan, a trade always involves giving and taking resources. Consequently, Catan’s trade law does not contain a “trade” of something for nothing or for immaterial goods such as services.
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Trade - May I secretly trade with an opponent, so that the other players won’t know what we traded?
No.
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Trade - May I trade via a harbor right after building it?
- In a game with strict separation between trade phase and build phase: no.
- In a game without separation between trade phase and build phase: yes.
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Trade - May I trade via a harbor where an opponent has a settlement?
No. You only have the possibility to trade with the owner of the harbor himself, maybe by offering him something that he, in turn, could trade via his harbor.
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Trade - May I trade “on credit,” that is, receive a resource now and pay for it in a later round?
No.
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Trade - What is the meaning of the resource symbols on some harbor hexes?
The special harbor hexes always depict the resource type of which you have to pay 2 in order to either receive 1 different resource or 1 commodity.
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Victory Conditions - Can I win during the special building phase?
No. You can only win during your own turn.
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Victory Conditions - If upon starting my turn I already have the number of victory points required for a win, do I still have to roll the dice?
No.
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Victory Conditions - May I continue scoring points after having reached the number of victory points required for a win?
This could make sense in a private tournament where the scores from several games are added up. For individual games and official tournaments, the following applies: You have won as soon as you have reached the required number of victory points on your turn – and then the game is over.
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Victory Conditions - What if someone has reached the required number of victory points for a win but is unaware of it? Did this player win anyway?
Yes. The game ends as soon as a player has reached the required number of victory points on his turn. If he’s unaware of it, you should tell him, because you can’t take an already gained victory away from him.
