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When the robber lands, how many cards are stolen and from whom?

The rulebook sets one random steal from an adjacent owner, and the posts agree on the details.

  • CATAN rulebook · Rulebook · Rolling a “7” and Activating the Robber
  • drbsgold · Community · 2008-08-25
  • nuclearspeed · Community · 2008-03-23
  • jorganos · Community · 2013-04-07
  • RedPiranha · Community · 2016-08-29

One card, taken at random by the player who moved the robber, and only from an owner of a settlement or city next to the new hex. If several owners qualify, the mover picks one, and extra buildings on the hex add no cards. Nothing is taken when no adjacent player holds cards.

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