CATAN FAQ Settlements and Cities - May I build a settlement on an intersection of my continuous road? Answer Yes. Your own settlement does not interrupt your continuous road.
Can you build in an area claimed by another player?
A player cannot build in an area claimed by another player by road building. Scenario 2 is allowed. Roads can be built anywhere on the map, providing the user has the roads in their possession. However, once a road has been disconnected by an opposing settlement, the stranded road (s) must be removed from the game board.
Can you build settlements in the middle of your opponent's roads?
You can build the settlement in the middle of an opponent's road (as long as your own road connects to it and there is at least one gap before any other existing settlements). Yes. It does affect the longest road: the road stops at the settlement for counting purposes, and starts again at the other side. Yes.
Can you build a road without connecting to your own road?
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.
Can the Blue player build behind the Red player's settlement?
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. Therefore, only the red player may continue to build behind the red settlement.
Can you build a road past another settlement?
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.
Does a settlement block a road in Catan?
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?
Yes, settlements do break up other player's roads. If the blue player has a road that is six segments long, and the red player builds a settlement between two of the blue roads, than we say that the blue player's road is "broken".
Can you break longest road with a settlement?
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.
How do roads work in Catan?
A road is built using 1 Lumber and 1 Brick and is always placed on an unoccupied side of a hex, connected to another road, settlement, city, or metropolis.
Can you remove roads in Catan?
Player may remove any road segment from the board. This may be an opponent's road, or the player's own road (if a road was cutoff it can be returned to the players supply to be rebuilt later).
Do you need two roads between settlements 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.
Can you build a road through a knight?
The red player has four available intersections for knight placement (marked with arrows). If the red player places a knight at intersection "A", the blue player will not be able to build past that knight. Only the red player can build a road there.
What is the worst game in Catan?
The worst games of Catan are the ones where you get boxed in, literally unable to build a 4th or 5th settlement. Avoid it by putting at least some distance between your initial placements.
How to counter scarce resource strategy?
As a counter to the scarce resource strategy, you can also try to determine where there will be an abundance of resources based on which resource has the highest combined probability numbers and put one of your first two settlements on the trading port for that resource. Opponents who aren't paying attention may trade you two sheep for a rock because they have an overage of sheep, forgetting that you are sitting on a sheep port and can now trade for any resource you need in your next turn.
What to do if you can't get any good ore spaces?
If you can’t get any good ore spaces, hoard any ore you can get your grubby fingers on! It’s going to be incredibly valuable to you. Believe it or not, I see more people buying development cards when they lack ore than when they’ve got ore hexes. Again, the urge to buy s omething is the fault.
What to do with vanilla settlers?
For vanilla settlers, the most important thing to do is upgrade your first two settlements to cities. This is hands-down your number one priority. These settlements are generally going to be far better than any you build later on, and doubling the production for them is critically important. There are a couple of natural consequences of this:
Is it rare to build on the coast?
It’s rare for building on the coast to be a good idea, even with a ship.
Can the second player continue building their road through a settlement?
No, the second player cannot continue building his or her road through that settlement.
Is there a psychological element to Catan?
Finally, it’s important to remember that there is a psychological element to Catan.
Can you build a road through an opponent's settlement?
You cannot build a road 'through' an opponent's settlement.
Can you build a settlement that breaks an opponent's road?
You can build a settlement that breaks an opponent's road. This may also cause an instant change in who has the longest road, your settlement breaks the road's continuity. Afterward, they can still use the road to set up another settlement, provided it follows the two-spots rules.
