Board Setup

1. Setup the game board by placing hex tiles randomly inside the 3-4 or 5-6 player borders
2. Randomly place number chits on all of the hex tiles except the desert, and ensuring that no 6 or 8 numbered chits are within 1 hex of each other
3. Randomly place harbors face down on the outside of game board
4. Roll a die to determine starting player
5. In clockwise order starting with the 1st player, each player places their 1st settlement & road
6. In counter-clockwise order starting with the last player, each player places their 2nd settlement & road
7. Each player takes resources from the bank for their 2nd settlement only

Special Rules

• You can break an opponents road by building a settlement or a knight on an open intersection along his/her road
• If, after a longest road is broken, players tie for longest road or no one has a 5+ segment road, then the “Longest Road” card is set aside until someone qualifies for it

House Rules

• A player may build past an opponents settlement or city
• When a road meets a harbor, flip the harbor chit face up to reveal the hidden harbor type

Turn Phases

Resource Production Phase (in order)

1. Active player may play a development card (only 1 card per turn may be played)
2. Roll the dice
3. If a 7 is rolled
4. If any player has more than 7 resource cards in their hand, they must discard down to half rounded down
5. Must move robber to a new hex
6. Active player steals 1 random resource card from an opponent with a settlement or city on the new hex
7. Resources are produced for all players

Active Player Builds or Trades Phase (in any order)

• Play a development card (unless development card was already played this turn)
• Build roads, settlements, cities, or buy development cards
• Trade resources with other players or the bank
• May not trade like resources (i.e., 2 for 1 wood) with another player
• May not give away any cards
• May not trade progress cards

End of Turn Phase

• If the active player has 10 victory points, the active player wins and the game is over
• Pass the dice to the next player clockwise
• Once you pass the dice your turn is over

Special Building Phase (5-6 Players Only)

• Opponents may only build anything with resources
• Conflicts are resolved by player order, clockwise
• May not trade with anyone or the bank
• May not play development cards