Talk:Settlers of Catan, Rules
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(Discussion moved from talk page of Settlers of Catan.) --Fritzlein 01:55, 27 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Game mechanics in the main entry have been meticulously checked against the official rules. Please maintain this standard when contributing to it and its subsections. If you are unsure about a particular aspect, first check Mayfair Games's Rules Clarifications (http://www.universityofcatan.com/faq/faqdir.html). Then start a new thread here, before changing the Settlers of Catan documentation by altering a rule that has already been checked, or adding details that may not be correct. Then we can all work to find out what the official word is, and someone can email rulesguru@mayfairgames.com if necessary. ~ stardust 16:33, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
questions regarding the official rules
- When discarding on a 7, are lost cards up or down? ~ stardust 16:42, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- I'd say up, as they end up back at the bank, which everyone has access to, otherwise the banker recieves an unfair advantage, as he knows what everyone has discarded Gentgeen.
- Uhm... official rules say face-down. ~ stardust 13:50, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- where? I've only got the normal game and the 5-6 expansion, and it's not explicitly stated in there. It does say that players keep the cards in their hand concealed, but there is no comment on the cards being concealed when discarding because of a 7. In the Almanac (pg. 12) in the example of discarding because of a 7, it tells us what cards the sample player returns to the pile, suggesting it is common knowldge. Gentgeen
- Uhm... official rules say face-down. ~ stardust 13:50, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- I'd say up, as they end up back at the bank, which everyone has access to, otherwise the banker recieves an unfair advantage, as he knows what everyone has discarded Gentgeen.
- During the Special Build Phase in 5 to 6 player games, are the only restrictions that
- no domestic, maritime, or bank trading is allowed, and
- no boats may be moved? ~ stardust 17:02, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Is the Special Build Phase considered a turn, when determining if a newly purchased development card may be played? ~ stardust 17:09, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Page six of the 5-6 player expansion states, Note that NO player is allowed to play development cards during the Speical Building Phase.
- Thanks, that answers the first question (I knew I'd forgotten something), but not the second. What counts as the turn of purchase, such that the card may be played on the turn immediately after? ~ stardust 23:26, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Pg. 7 of the Settlers main rule book states, You may not play a development card on the turn you purchase it. As cards purchased during a special build phase technically occur between player turns, you should be able to play them as soon as your turn starts, as the card was in your possession at the beginning of the turn. Gentgeen
- Yeah okay, I buy into that last bit, nice interpretation. Thanks. ~ stardust 19:48, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Pg. 7 of the Settlers main rule book states, You may not play a development card on the turn you purchase it. As cards purchased during a special build phase technically occur between player turns, you should be able to play them as soon as your turn starts, as the card was in your possession at the beginning of the turn. Gentgeen
- Thanks, that answers the first question (I knew I'd forgotten something), but not the second. What counts as the turn of purchase, such that the card may be played on the turn immediately after? ~ stardust 23:26, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Page six of the 5-6 player expansion states, Note that NO player is allowed to play development cards during the Speical Building Phase.
Hey, I am way off topic here, but I would like to ask a few questions. I appologize for interupting your discussion, but I have recently played Settlers for the first time and I am totaly addicted. I wanted to know about the expansion sets. The official web pages don't give the actual rule books and they don't say if the two expansions (water, and cities) can be played at the same time or if they are sepparate. Do you guys know if there is a copy of the expansion rules on the net?