Variant: The Friendly Robber
The Friendly Robber is a small rule variation that may be combined in any Catan scenario - it stipulates that the robber (and the pirate) may not be moved to a hex bordering settlements belonging to a player with two victory points (or fewer—possible with the Poor Settler tile in The Rivers of Catan). Should the robber not be able to move to any hex, the robber is moved to a desert hex (or presumably removed entirely from the game board if the variation does not have desert hex). If the robber is moved to a desert hex (either intentionally or as a result of this rule), the player moving the robber may only take resources from players with at least three victory points.
In a scenario where the robber is not used, a card may only be stolen from a player with more than the starting number of victory points.
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