Barbarians I: Course of the Battle - Do I deactivate all knights or only those that participated in the battle against the barbarians?

Cities & Knights
  • If you play according to the basic rule for Cities & Knights: All active knights participate in the battle; therefore, they all are deactivated.

 

  • If you play the variant for “meanies,” each player decides which of his knights participates in the battle, and they are the only ones that are deactivated after the battle.

Barbarians I: Course of the Battle - How do you calculate the strength of the barbarians?

Cities & Knights

The strength of the barbarians is calculated according to the following formula:
b = s + m
where: b = strength of barbarians, s = number of cities, m = number of metropolises

Barbarians I: Course of the Battle - May I intentionally make a knight weaker for the duration of the battle – for example, by declaring that a mighty knight is fighting only with the strength of a basic knight?

Cities & Knights

No. Not only does this contradict the rules, it is also beneath a knight’s dignity.

Barbarians I: Course of the Battle - May I still activate knights the moment the barbarian ship reaches the coast?

Cities & Knights

No, battle ensues immediately.

Barbarians II: Players Win - After I defended Catan, may I take a Progress Card that matches the color of an area of development where I don't have a city improvement?

Cities & Knights

Yes.

Barbarians II: Players Win - Can I still earn points as the “Defender of Catan” after the respective cards have all been distributed?

Cities & Knights

Yes. Simply use any other symbol of your choice to denote the victory point.

Barbarians II: Players Win - Can the players win against the barbarians if there is not one single city on Catan?

Cities & Knights

Yes.

Barbarians II: Players Win - If I don't have a city, do I receive the Defender of Catan card or a Progress Card as a reward for victory?

Cities & Knights

Yes.

Barbarians II: Players Win - If I draw a “Victory Point” Progress Card after a victory over the barbarians, may I keep the card?

Cities & Knights

Yes. The specification given in the game rules that “no one receives a card” only refers to the fact that no Defender of Catan card is awarded in case of a tie.

Barbarians III: Players are Defeated - After losing my last city, do I have to return all city improvements, Progress Cards, and commodities?

Cities & Knights

No. You merely can’t purchase any further city improvements before having built a city again.

Barbarians III: Players are Defeated - Do the barbarians return to their starting position after each attack?

Cities & Knights

Yes.

Barbarians III: Players are Defeated - Does a city wall protect a city from being lost to the barbarians?

Cities & Knights

No.