What does the Monopoly card do in Catan?

When used, this card allows the player to steal ALL of any one resource of his/her choice from all other players.

What happens when you run out of development cards Catan?

For dev cards, you simply can’t buy them once they run out (happened once in a game I played). For resource cards, if there aren’t enough for everybody after a specific roll, then nobody gets any (has happened in a few of my games).

Can you give cards for free in Catan?

You cannot give away cards, or trade matching resources (“trade” 3 ore for 1 ore). There is nothing in the rules to prevent the thing you describe, namely using intermediary resources to effectively give away a resource without literally doing so.

Do you start with cards in Catan?

After all players have placed both of their settlements and roads, you all get some resource cards to start. Take one resource card for each hex tile that is adjacent to each of your two settlements.

Is there a time limit in Catan?

2 For all games, the organizer has the authority to introduce and enforce a time limit on player turns. In the event, time limitations are imposed, player turns are limited to three minutes. After set-up, players also have the right to call in a referee to enforce three minute turns.

How far away do Settlements have to be in Catan?

Only one settlement or city can be at each intersection, and only one road can be on each path. Additionally, the placement of new settlements must follow the distance rule. That rule states that settlements must be at least two intersections away from any other settlement or city.

Is Settlers of Catan fun?

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Can you build a city without a settlement in Catan?

Dan Caram. I know this isn’t possible in regular Catan, but in these Dice rules, it seems you can build a city without building the settlement first. The rules state that the cities ‘must be built following the sequence of their points’ and that the city ‘can only be built if it is next to an already built road’.

Can you move settlements in Catan?

No. This is only possible during the set-up phase. Afterwards, each settlement must connect to at least one of your own roads, and each road must connect to one of your own settlements/cities or roads.

Can you build through someone else’s settlement Catan?

Roads – May the roads I build “go through” other players’ settlements and cities? No. If you build a new road, it must always connect to one of your own roads, settlements, or cities. Therefore, only the red player may continue to build behind the red settlement.

Can you cut off someone’s Road in Catan?

Yes. The roads remain yours, and you can continue to expand them and settle on them.

Can you build a settlement next to someone else’s settlement?

You cannot build through an opponents settlement. You can only connect to your own roads, settlements or cities.

Can you break up a road with a settlement?

If you build a settlement on his road, you disrupt it yes. You can reach it by road or ship. The vacant spot has no neighbouring settlements or cities. (There must be at least one empty spot between two settlements/cities)

Can you cut off longest road with a settlement?

The settlement blocks your road if it appears at the end of your road, that is if one of your roads comes off it. If it is in the middle of your road, so that there are two of your roads coming off it, you can keep building at both ends, but the settlement splits the road in two when counting for longest road.

Do roads block settlements?

No. If you build a new road, it must always connect to one of your own roads, settlements, or cities. In the situation depicted above, the blue player would not be connecting his road piece to his own road but to the red player’s settlement, which the rule prohibits.

How do you break the longest road in Catan?

You can break an opponent’s road by building a settlement on an open intersection along his road! On page 8, in the example, Emily has the longest road card with 7 segments. She has two houses within those 7 segments. This was also answered directly in the online FAQ as pointed out by @shemmon.

Can you use someone else’s port in Catan?

No. You cannot trade something for nothing, and you cannot use other people’s ports.

How do you get the longest road in Catan?

The Longest Road is a special card included in Catan and is worth 2 victory points. The first player to have 5 or more continuous road segments, from one point to another without doubling back, may claim this card. If a different player gains a longer continuous road, they may claim the card from the current holder.

Do ships count for longest road?

The player with the longest continuous line of roads and/or ships receives the special card for the longest road, and the 2 victory points for it. Also, you can only count the single longest branch of a road and/or shipping route to calculate the longest trade route.

Can you build more than 15 roads in Catan?

You cannot build more pieces than what is available in your pool—a maximum of 5 settlements, 4 cities, and 15 roads. A new road must always connect to 1 of your existing roads, settlements, or cities. Only 1 road can be built on any given path4.