Base Game
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5-6 Player Extension – See also: Special Building Phase - Which Resource Cards does the 5th and the 6th player receive at the beginning?
While there is a recommended starting set-up for players who are new to the Base Game, in the Base Game extension this is not the case. Therefore, each player receives the resources that correspond to the starting settlement he placed last.
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Development Cards - Knight - When a Knight Card is played, do players with more than 7 Resource Cards also have to discard half of them?
No. This only applies when a “7” is rolled.
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Development Cards in General - How many Development Cards may I buy on my turn?
As many as you can pay for. You may play only 1 Development Card per turn, but not during the same turn you bought it.
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Development Cards in General - If I have bought a Development Card during the special building phase right before my turn, may I play this card on my turn?
Yes.
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Development Cards in General - May I play Development Cards before rolling the dice?
Yes. Note that you may play only 1 Development Card per turn: if you have played this card before rolling the dice, you are not allowed to play another one afterwards.
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Development Cards in General - Where do I place the Development Cards I played?
Place your played Knight cards face up in front of you. Place your Invention, Monopoly, and Road Building cards on a discard pile to remove them from the game.
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Development Cards – Knights – See also: Largest Army - May I play a Knight Card before rolling the dice?
Yes.
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Development Cards – Knights – See also: Largest Army - May I play a Knight Card if the robber doesn't occupy my terrain hex?
Yes.
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Development Cards – Knights – See also: Largest Army - Where do I place a Knight Card after I have played it?
You place it face up in front of you. You’d like to eventually have the Largest Army, wouldn’t you?
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Development Cards – Progress – Monopoly - I played a Monopoly card. May I demand that my opponents reveal the cards in their hands, so I can check whether they have the requested resource type?
No. In the game instructions it is assumed that players are honest.
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Development Cards – Progress – Monopoly - In order to find out which resources my opponents have, may I first offer them trades and then play my Monopoly card?
Yes. However, players are not compelled to provide correct information on the resources they have.
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Development Cards – Progress – Road Building - If I play a Road Building card in a Base Game where the trade phase is separate from the build phase – is this considered as a building activity that ends my trade phase?
No. You may play Development Cards at any time during your turn, also in the middle of your trade phase.
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Development Cards – Progress – Road Building - May I play a Road Building card during the special building phase?
No. You may play Development Cards only on your own turn. The special building phase is not part of your turn.
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Development Cards – Victory Point - Does the restriction that only 1 Development Card may be revealed during one’s turn also apply to Victory Point Cards?
No. If, on your turn, you have reached the victory points (including your Victory Point Cards) required to win, you may reveal all your Victory Point Cards at once.
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End of the Game - Is there another special building phase at the end of the game?
- No – if a player reaches the required number of victory points during his turn, the game ends as specified in the rules.
- Yes – if the game ends at a point agreed upon by the players before or during the game, after which each player – beginning with the starting player – may take one more turn, that is, the game ends when player 5 or 6 has taken his turn.
In this case, it is recommended to include another special building phase after player 5 or 6 has finished his turn, so that the players can use the resources they just have received. Otherwise, the last player to take a turn is at a disadvantage, because no one will trade with him any more. The order in which the players take their turns would have too much bearing on the outcome of the game, because during the last round the number of trades performed would diminish player by player – after all, why should a player who is no longer allowed to build keep on trading?
This rule is also recommended for 3-4 player games, because otherwise the last player would hardly have an opportunity to trade. Therefore, in a 3-4 player game, a one-time final build phase for all other players would take place.
