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. As they are a robber, you also get to steal a resource at random from a player with a settlement next to the number you cover.
Do you have to move the robber if you play a knight?
Knight (aka Soldier) Cards (red frame) – If you play a Knight Card, you must immediately move the robber. See “Rolling a ‘7’ and Activating the Robber” above and follow steps 1 and 2.
Do you have to move the robber in Catan?
If there are 2 or more such players, you may choose your victim. The player you elect to rob keeps his cards face down while you take 1 of his cards at random. If he has no cards, you get nothing! If you play a Knight Card, you must immediately move the robber. See “Rolling a ‘7’ and Activating the Robber” above and follow steps 1 and 2.
What’s the old rule in settlers of Catan?
This is an alternate rule for how the robber operates in Settlers of Catan. Old Rule. If you roll a 7, or play a knight card, you must move the robber to another tile and take a resource card at random from one of the players with a city or settlement adjacent to that tile.
Do you have to move the robber to take a card?
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 move the robber to the Hex with no adjacent settlements?
However, you already have seven cards in hand, and gaining one would put you at risk of discarding if a seven is rolled afterwards. Can you move the robber to the hex with no adjacent settlements (no stealing)?
