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Can I place a worker on a tile just to block it, when the action gives me nothing?

The designer ruled on this repeatedly, and an empty-handed activation was not intended.

  • Sebastian Bleasdale · Designer · 2013-03-02
  • Sebastian Bleasdale · Designer · 2013-03-09
  • Richard Breese · Designer · 2014-10-26
  • Richard Breese · Designer · 2012-11-13
  • tankbard · Community · 2014-12-17
  • Great Dane · Community · 2013-03-09disagrees
  • tankbard · Community · 2019-08-15

No. Placing workers must produce a real effect, and you must be able to pay any cost. Scoring-only tiles (Forge, Goldsmith, Sawmill, Sculptor, Well, Barn, Blacksmith, Stone yard, Timber yard), boats, exhausted supplies and exchanges you cannot pay are all off limits. Moving a resource off a tile and back again does count as an effect.

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