A popular Catan speed and fairness tweak delays robber disruption until boards develop. Groups use it to avoid dead starts and improve game flow.
How to Play It
Ignore any rolled 7 until each player completes two turns. Resource production still happens normally on all other dice results.
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Build Then Buy Card Restriction (Catan)
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This Catan balance rule targets late-turn luck spikes by requiring visible board progress before hidden VP lottery plays. It makes Catan endings feel more skill-driven.
How to Play It
A player may buy at most one development card on a turn, and only after building a road, settlement, or city that turn.
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