Bank Vault - When the event “Trade Advantage” occurs, do I get resources from the bank if my opponent doesn’t have two resources?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Border Dispute - Can I exchange a fields region adjacent to a Peasants card?

Knights & Merchants

Yes.

Border Dispute - Can I exchange a region adjacent to a Production Building?

Knights & Merchants

Yes, that's part of the game's tactical refinements.

Border Dispute - Can I exchange a region adjacent to a Public Feeling?

Knights & Merchants

Yes.

Note: The Public Feeling card belongs to the Artisans & Benefactors Expansion Set. All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Border Dispute - Can I exchange a region that is adjacent to a Metropolis bordering on a Unit?

Knights & Merchants

Yes.

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

Border Dispute - Can I exchange a region that shows a coat of arms symbol on its back?

Knights & Merchants

Yes.

Border Dispute - Can I exchange both of the duplicated cards, that is, exchange two identical regions of my own for two identical regions of my opponent?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Border Dispute - Can it occur that a dice roll number is no longer on my regions after the exchange?

Knights & Merchants

Yes.

Castle - Does the Castle also reduce the cost for using a Bribery card?

Knights & Merchants

No.

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

Castle - If I own a Castle, do I also pay less to build Cannons, the Flagship, and Buildings with strength points?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Note: The Flagship belongs to the theme set "Barbarian & Traders" and *Cannons" belong to the theme set "Science & Progress". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Castle - If I own two Castles and build a Knight that only costs one resource: does the bank pay me one resource?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Great Trade Fleet - Do I use the Great Trade Fleet to trade with my game partner, with the bank, or between my own regions?

Knights & Merchants

You use it exclusively for trading with the bank.

Great Trade Fleet - If the Great Trade Fleet is located between two regions of the same type, can I use the resources from two regions for trading with the Great Trade Fleet?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Great Trade Fleet - What is the combined effect of Great Trade Fleet and Calm Sea?

Knights & Merchants

You receive any one resource of your choice.

Note: The event card Calm Sea belongs to the theme set "Trade & Change". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Great Trade Fleet - What is the combined effect of Great Trade Fleet and Christopher the Great Explorer?

Knights & Merchants

You may trade the resource type of either the left or right region at a 1:1 rate.

Note: Christopher the Great Explorer belongs to the theme sets "Barbarian & Traders". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Great Trade Fleet - What is the combined effect of Great Trade Fleet and Harbor?

Knights & Merchants

The Great Trade Fleet receives one additional commerce point per Harbor.

Great Trade Fleet - What is the combined effect of Great Trade Fleet and Large Harbor?

Knights & Merchants

There is no combined effect of the two.

Great Trade Fleet - What is the combined effect of Great Trade Fleet and Lighthouse?

Knights & Merchants

It improves the exchange rate to 1:1 and protects you from Civil War.

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

Great Trade Fleet - When I build the Great Trade Fleet, do I have to decide which of the resources of the two neighboring regions I want to trade?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Lady Imelda - If my game partner plays Lady Imelda, can I also place Flavo the Fool, a Cannon, or a Fleet on the discard pile?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Note: Flavo the Fool belongs to the theme set "Barbarian & Traders" and *Cannons" belong to the theme set "Science & Progress". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Large Harbor - Can I play cards with the requirement “Harbor” if I only own a Large Harbor?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Note: Cards with the requirement “Harbor” belong to the theme set "Barbarian & Traders". All expansions of the CATAN Card Game can be found in the Ludography.

Large Harbor - Does the Large Harbor also increase the commerce points of Fleets?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Palace - If I roll a “Year of Plenty” and I have a Palace, do I also have to place a card under a stack if I select an Alchemist from the discard pile and play him immediately?

Knights & Merchants

The procedure cannot be carried out in this order: you can play an Alchemist only before rolling the dice.

Palace - If I use the Palace to get a card back from the discard pile when the event “Year of Plenty” is rolled, is my Treasure Fleet nevertheless still effective?

Knights & Merchants

Yes. But you can only use the “normal” resource for it, i.e. the one you get when the Sun symbol is rolled.

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

Palace - If I use the Palace to get a card from the discard pile when the event “Year of Plenty” is rolled, can I have one more card in my hand until the turn ends?

Knights & Merchants
  • As the active player: yes.

 

  • As the passive player: no.

Peasants - Can I place the Peasants card also above or below a fields region of a Metropolis?

Knights & Merchants

Yes.

Note: The Metropolis belongs to the theme sets "Politics & Intrigue", which is part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set. More information on the games can be found in the Ludography.

Peasants - Does a Peasants card protect a fields region from Border Conflict and Earth Magic?

Knights & Merchants

No.

Note: The "Earth Magic" belongs to the theme set "Wizards & Dragone", which is part of the Catan Card Game – Expansion Set. More information on the games can be found in the Ludography.

 

Pirate Fleet - I built a Pirate Fleet and selected a Fleet of my game partner. My game partner plays Sigmund against it. Can I select another Fleet?

Knights & Merchants

No.

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

Pirate Fleet - Is it only when building a Pirate Fleet that I can destroy a Fleet from my opponent, or can I do this later too?

Knights & Merchants

Only when building it.

Pirate Fleet - To sink another Fleet, can I remove the Pirate Fleet and rebuild it immediately?

Knights & Merchants

No. A removed Pirate fleet goes to the discard pile, meaning that it cannot be rebuilt immediately.

Pirate Fleet - When the Year of Plenty is rolled, do I receive the gold for the Pirate Fleet in addition to the resource of my choice, or do I only get the gold?

Knights & Merchants

You receive the gold from the Pirate Fleet in addition.

Pirate Fleet - Which Fleets can I destroy with a Pirate Fleet?

Knights & Merchants

Trade FleetsPirate Fleets, and Treasure Fleets.

Pirate Fleet - Who determines which Fleet is destroyed by the Pirate Fleet?

Knights & Merchants

The player who builds the Pirate Fleet.

Spice Caravan - Can I play the Spice Caravan if I can only store one of my opponent’s resources?

Knights & Merchants

Yes. In this case you only take one resource from your game partner.

Spice Caravan - Can I play the Spice Caravan if my opponent has only one resource?

Knights & Merchants

Yes. In this case, you only receive this one resource.

Toll Station - If I have two Toll Stations, do I earn four additional gold?

Knights & Merchants

Yes, provided that you can accommodate them on your regions.

Toll Station - When the event “Year of Plenty” occurs, do I receive the gold in addition to the freely selectable resource or instead of it?

Knights & Merchants

In addition to it.

Tournament Field - Do Knights without tournament points also get one tournament point?

Knights & Merchants

Yes.

Watch Tower - Do a Great Wall and a Watch Tower give me full protection from the Spy?

Knights & Merchants

Yes.

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