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In 5-6 player Catan, can players build during other players' turns?

Several posters describe the same older rule, and the newer compromise is noted in the same discussion.

  • thundershot · Community · 2004-08-29
  • Eldard · Community · 2021-02-26
  • WilbertK · Community · 2021-02-27
  • WilbertK · Community · 2021-04-03
  • Argus Panoptes · Community · 2021-04-02

Under the older 5-6 rules, yes. After each turn every other player in clockwise order takes a special build turn, and a player who isn't ready to build misses the chance. They build with cards in hand but can't trade or use harbours. A later compromise lets only the player across from the active player build, and posters say that version appears in the newer official rules.

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