What does the thief do in Catan?
How does the robber work in Catan? If you roll a 7 on your turn in Catan, you activate the robber. Any player that has more than seven resource cards in their hand must return half of them (rounded down) to the resource stacks.
How do you get rid of robbers in Catan?
When a 7 is rolled, all players discard if they are over 7 cards. Then the Robber is moved. The Robber must be moved when a 7 is rolled and can be placed back on the desert. The person moving the robber must steal a card from a player adjacent to the robber if possible.
How does Friendly robber work in Catan?
The Friendly Robber is a small rule variation that may be combined in any Catan scenario – it stipulates that the robber (and the pirate) may not be moved to a hex bordering settlements belonging to a player with two victory points (or fewer—possible with the Poor Settler tile in The Rivers of Catan).
Do you have to steal in Catan?
Actually nothing in the rules says you have to move the robber in a manner that allows you to take a card. You CAN move the robber somewhere not adjacent to anyone, and if you move next to two people, you can choose to steal from the one with no resources.
Can you put the robber on yourself in Catan?
No, you may not.
Do robber block ports Catan?
No. From the almanac, p11: Players with settlements and/or cities adjacent to the target terrain hex receive no resources from this hex as long as the robber is in the hex. That’s it; the robber rules say nothing about maritime trade and the maritime trade rules say nothing about the robber.
Does the robber block ports?
Can you move the robber anywhere in Catan?
You must move the robber immediately to the number token of any other terrain hex or to the desert hex. The keyword here being any. So yes, you can move it to tiles without anyone on it.
What happens if you roll a 12 in Catan?
We play the following rules for 2’s and 12’s: If a person loses cards because they have over 7, we put those cards all in a pile. Then, the next person to roll a 2 or a 12 gets to take those cards and use them. This can really help you if you get lucky.
Can 2 people play Catan?
CATAN® – For 2 Players. Three or four players always makes for the best CATAN® games, but when you’re staying at home and don’t have additional players, these two-player rules will get you by. (This rule set can be found in the CATAN – Traders & Barbarians Expansion, as well!)