How does maritime trade work in Catan?

Maritime Trade. On your turn, you can trade resources using maritime trade during the trade phase even without involving another player. The most basic (and unfavorable) exchange rate is 4:1. You may trade 4 identical Resource Cards to the supply in exchange for the Resource Card of your choice.

What does the robber do in Catan?

The robber pawn moves whenever a play rolls a 7 or plays a knight card, and blocks other players from collecting resources. Building settlements requires a brick, a wood, a sheep and a wheat.

Can you trade ports in Catan?

The rules are written as if you must do all trades first, which would include ports, then do all building. However, in all official tournament play, including the World Championships, you are allowed to build and trade in any order.

Can you move the robber anywhere?

You must move the robber immediately to the number token of any other terrain hex or to the desert hex. The keyword here being any. So yes, you can move it to tiles without anyone on it.

Can you put your first settlement on a port?

During the initial placement, you are allowed to place a settlement on any open intersection (as constrained by the proximity restrictions), so you are allowed to place on coastal intersections, so placing on a harbour is a legitimate placement for a settlement during setup.

What does the 3 1 mean in Catan?

If the port has a question mark with a 3:1 symbol, that means you can now trade in 3 of any one resource to get one of any resource you want. If the port has a 2:1 with the symbol of a resource on it, that means you can trade in two of that resource to get one of any resource you want.

Can 2 people play Catan?

Want more two-player options? Struggle for CATAN is a card game that can be played with two to four players. CATAN Dice Game is a fast-playing roll- and-write game for any number of players. CATAN Traveler also includes this 2-player variant!

How big of a trade can you do with a block trade?

When hedge funds or institutional investors want to buy or sell large amounts of a security, they will do so with a block trade. Block trades technically include trades of at least 10,000 shares, but typically involve more. They can also include $200,000 in bonds.

Who are the investors in a block trade?

  Block trades are  typically  executed  by  institutional  investors (including mutual funds and pension funds), financial or private equity sponsors, venture capitalists and other large stockholders who may have acquired large quantities of securities in a merger, acquisition or other transaction and wish to sell down their position.

When to report a block trade to FINRA?

How long after a block trade is executed must a broker‐dealer report the trade? Under FINRA Rule 6380B, trades must be reported to the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility as a trade report that is reported to and publicly disseminated by the appropriate exclusive Securities Information

Is the threat of piracy leading to armed robbery?

The threat of piracy and armed robbery has also led to the prevalent use of armed guards and a marked expansion in the number of firms and national military authorities offering armed maritime security services for vessels transiting defined HRAs.