FAQ: Catan – Board Game
Subcategories
“Cities & Knights” Expansion
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City Walls - May I surround 1 city with various city walls?
No.
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City Walls - What happens if I upgrade a city that has a city wall to a metropolis?
Then you have a beautiful metropolis wall. But in order not to complicate things further, we continue calling it a “city wall.”
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Commodities - Are commodities also taken into account when the robber strikes?
Yes.
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Commodities - Do I have to take 1 resource and 1 commodity for a city that produces commodities even if I already have the metropolis for this commodity?
Yes. An alternative does not exist.
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Commodities - May I discard commodities when a “7” is rolled?
Yes.
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Commodities - May I steal commodities from my game partners?
Yes.
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Commodities - May I take 2 resources instead of 1 resource and 1 commodity for a city that produces commodities?
No.
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Commodities - May I trade commodities via a 3:1 harbor?
Yes. However, you should consider carefully if this is the best way to trade commodities, because in most cases your opponents will offer you a better rate.
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Knights - An opponent’s mighty knight displaces my strong knight. When I relocate my strong knight, may he displace an opponent’s basic knight?
No. Displacing is a knight action that may only be performed by the player whose turn it is.
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Knights - Do passive knights also interrupt a continuous road?
Yes.
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Knights - Does an activated knight become passive when he is promoted?
No.
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Knights - How are the points for the Largest Army awarded in Cities & Knights?
They are not awarded at all: there is no Largest Army in the Cities & Knights expansion.
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Knights - How many knights may I build in total?
Six: 2 basic, 2 strong, and 2 mighty knights.
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Knights - How often may I promote a knight during the same turn?
1 time at most.
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Knights - If an opponent's knight displaces one of my knights, may I put my displaced knight on the intersection my opponent's knight came from?
Yes, provided that both intersections are connected to your roads as well as to your opponent's roads.
