
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.
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 two players build on the opposite side of the road?
What about the opposite case: if two players have roads coming up to a corner where one of them already has a settlement, can the other one continue building from the other side? Yes.
Is it possible to build roads next to existing roads?
The second scenario is not allowed: you are not able to "expand past opposing settlements". Specifically, a road may only be placed next to an existing road if the intersection in between is either unoccupied, or occupied by a piece that is not able to block expansion.
Does the third road into an intersection affect the settlement?
Yes. It does affect the longest road: the road stops at the settlement for counting purposes, and starts again at the other side. Yes. Both players who possess roads into an intersection have the option of building the third road out, regardless of whether a settlement is there or whose it is.

What happens if you build a settlement at the end of a road?
If your opponent builds a settlement at the end of your road, you are no longer connecting your road to your existing road, you are connecting it to an opponent’s settlement, which is not legal. Share.
Do you have to connect a new road to your own?
Answer: No . If you build a new road, it must always connect to one of your own roads, settlements, or cities.
Do new roads always connect to existing roads?
A new road must always connect to 1 of your existing roads, settlements, or cities.
