Joust - Does the Knight I send to the Joust have to have tournament points?

Artisans & Benefactors

No, but tournament points increase the chances of winning the joust.

"Beloved Prince" Statue - Can I build two statues?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

"Beloved Prince" Statue - Can I place a Pawnbroker on the statue?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes. In this case, you get two of the applied resources back but not the stars.

Note: Foreign Cards and the Pawnbroker are part of the CATAN Card Game, which can be found in the Ludography.

"Beloved Prince" Statue - Does an additional Unit desert when the Statue is redeemed from the clutches of the Pawnbroker or when a Witch disappears?

Artisans & Benefactors

No, a Unit deserts only when the Statue is built.

Note: The Witch belongs to the theme set "Wizards & Dragons", the Pawnbroker belongs to the theme sets "Trade & Change". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

"Beloved Prince" Statue - Does the Flagship protect against desertion of a Trade Fleet when the Statue is built?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: The Flagship belongs to the theme set "Barbarians & Traders". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

"Beloved Prince" Statue - If a Templar Fortress protects Knights against Bribery, does it also protect them against the Statue?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: The Templar Fortress belongs to the theme set "Politics & Intrigue". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

"Beloved Prince" Statue - If I build a statue again that was burnt down or removed after a Raid, does a Unit desert again?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes. You are building a Statue, and therefore, the rules for building a Statue apply.

"Beloved Prince" Statue - When building the Statue, can I save one star with the help of the Building Crane?

Artisans & Benefactors

No. The stars don’t count as resources in the sense of the Building Crane rule.

Note: The Building Crane belongs to the theme set "Science & Progress". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Common Land - Can I make use of the Common Land right after building it?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

Common Land - If I use the Common Land, then lose it on my own turn and immediately build a new one: can I use the benefit of this card once again?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

Common Land - Is the exchange of star and resource via the Common Land considered a trade with the bank in the sense of the Master Merchant's Guildhall and the Merchant's Residences?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: Master Merchant's Guildhall and the Merchant's Residences are part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set. More information on the games can be found in the Ludography.

Courage the Insurgent - Can the cards I have to discard also be placed at the bottom of the discard pile?

Artisans & Benefactors

No, the cards must be placed under an Expansion Card stack.

Growth - If I play two Growth cards, can I build a city for one ore?

Artisans & Benefactors

No. You always can only play one Action Card at a time.

Guido the Great Diplomat - Before playing Guido, can I pick up the active Excommunication I placed on the discard pile so I can see the top card?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

Note: The Excommunication belongs to the theme set "Politics & Intrigue". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Guido the Great Diplomat - Can I play Guido after building the Stone of Wisdom?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: The Stone of Wisdom belongs to the theme set "Wizards & Dragons". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Guido the Great Diplomat - Can I search the discard pile before I play this card, to look at my opponent’s topmost Attack Action Card?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Guido the Great Diplomat - If my game partner placed an active Excommunication on the discard pile, do I get this Excommunication card?

Artisans & Benefactors

No. What you receive is your game partner’s last discarded Attack Action Card, not his last played Attack Action Card.

Note: The Excommunication belongs to the theme set "Politics & Intrigue". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Hospital - If I have used the Hospital, then lose it by means of a failed Arsonist and afterwards build a new Hospital on the same turn, can I use the function once again?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

Hospital - When do I get the star if I have a Hospital?

Artisans & Benefactors

At some point during your turn. You determine the moment yourself.

House of the Benefactor - If I am allowed to draw two cards, and I want to pay one gold to take a Work of Art from the discard pile – must I first do the latter or can I also first try to randomly draw a Work of Art from an Expansion Card stack?

Artisans & Benefactors

That’s up to you.

Lancer - Can I use the Horse Farm to move the Lancer onto another road?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: The Horse Farm belongs to the theme sets "Trade & Change". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Lancer - Do the Lancers also protect from the Brigands?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Lancer - If I receive another Lancer with the help of a Spy, can I build a second Lancer?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes, if the 2nd strength point is important to you.

Public Feeling - Can I exchange regions adjacent to a Public Feeling with the help of the Border Conflict, Land Reform, or the Land: Change Thyself! card?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

Note: The cards mentioned in the question are part of the CATAN Card Game, which can be found in the Ludography.

Public Feeling - Can I immediately place the Public Feeling if I draw it at the end of my turn while replenishing my hand of cards?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: The question concerns the "Tournament Game". In the "Expanded Game", both Public Feeling cards are placed into the principalities at the start of the game.

Public Feeling - Can I place a Witch on my game partner’s Public Feeling?

Artisans & Benefactors

No. The Public Feeling is not a Building, and Witches can only be placed on Buildings.

Note: The Witch belongs to the theme set "Wizards & Dragons". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Public Feeling - Can I trade with stars?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Public Feeling - Can I use stars before both players combined reach seven victory points?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

Public Feeling - Can I use the Public Feeling to prevent Flavo from moving to a building site for a Metropolis?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: Flavo the Fool belongs to the theme set "Barbarian & Traders", *Metropolises" belong to the theme set "Politics & Intrigue". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Public Feeling - Do I have to incorporate the Public Feeling into my deck or is it placed at the center, like the Citadel?

Artisans & Benefactors
  • In the Tournament Game, you have to incorporate it into your deck.

 

  • In the Expanded Base Game, it is displayed from the start.

 

Note: The Citadels belong to the theme set "Wizards & Dragons". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Public Feeling - In the event of a Civil War, do I have to discard the star immediately after the Civil War is revealed or can I wait and see which Unit my opponent selects?

Artisans & Benefactors

You must decide immediately after the Event Card is revealed.

Riots - After the Riots, can I still play Benjamin the Loyal Vassal?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

Note: Benjamin the Loyal Vassal is a Special Card, which can only be used when both players agree, or the use of the card is allowed by the tournament organization.

Riots - I have a Merchant Outpost. The event “Riots” occurs, and I can’t avert it with the help of a star. Do I receive one resource for my Merchant Outpost if the number of an adjacent region is rolled?

Artisans & Benefactors

No. This is an income obtained by rolling the production die; therefore, it is affected by the Riots.

Note: The Merchant Outpost belongs to the theme set "Barbarian & Traders". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Riots - In the event of Riots, do I also come away empty-handed if I own a Church Domain or a full Paper Merchant’s Residence?

Artisans & Benefactors

No. The Riots refer only to the income obtained by rolling the production die.

Note: The Church Domain belongs to the theme sets "Politics & Intrigue", the Paper Merchant’s Residence belongs to the theme set "Barbarian & Traders". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Small Market Town - Do I get one resource if a region adjacent to a Production Building receives only one instead of two resources because there were already two resources on it?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Small Market Town - Do I get one resource if I can’t accommodate a resource I received by means of a Merchant Outpost because the respective region is full?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: The Merchant Outpost belongs to the theme set "Barbarian & Traders". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Small Market Town - Do I get one resource if I don’t receive production because of the event “Riots”?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Small Market Town - Do I get various resources if various regions showing the production number are full?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

Small Market Town - If an event filled up the region whose number came up when rolling for production – do I get any one resource of my choice?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes.

St. Agatha’s Chapel - Can I place a Pawnbroker on the Chapel?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes, but it makes no sense because you don't get anything in return: the star does not count as a resource. And to redeem the Chapel from the Pawnbroker's clutches, you would have to discard one gold and one star.

Note: The Pawnbroker is part of the them set "Trade & Change". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

St. Agatha’s Chapel - Does a Mission reduce the cost of the Chapel?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: The Mission belongs to the theme set "Politics & Intrigue". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

St. Agatha’s Chapel - I placed the Chapel and Irmgard. My opponent plays a Merchant or Brigands card. Do I now receive two resources now?

Artisans & Benefactors

Yes. With each Merchant your opponent plays, and with each of his successfully played Brigands cards, you receive any two resources of your choice from the bank. If he plays a Spice Caravan, only the Chapel earns you a resource.

Note: Irmgard the Keeper of the Light is a Special Card, which can only be used when both players agree, or the use of the card is allowed by the tournament organization.

Traveling Theater - Can I build the Traveling Theater if I can’t convert a resource into a star?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: The answer is valid for the old CATAN Card Game, in the Age of Enlightenment, its successor can be placed when no star can be received.

Traveling Theater - Can I move the Traveling Theater without trading a resource for a star?

Artisans & Benefactors

No; you must trade when you move the Traveling Theater.

Traveling Theater - Can I place the Traveling Theater on one of my opponent’s roads?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Traveling Theater - Is a resource trade deemed a trade with the bank in the sense of the Merchants’ Residences and the Master Merchant's Guildhall?

Artisans & Benefactors

No.

Note: The Merchants’ Residences and the Master Merchant's Guildhall belong to the theme set "Barbarians & Traders". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Village School - If I own the Windmill Token, do I get a star and a resource from my opponent, or just one of the two?

Artisans & Benefactors

You get a resource from your game partner and a star.