<p>I don't think players are meant to by a level 3 development card with just gem tokens. As you righty say, buying a development card costing 14 or more with just gem tokens would be impossible. Are you are aware that development cards count as bonuses? If you look at the rules <a href="https://cdn.1j1ju.com/medias/7f/91/ba-splendor-rulebook.pdf" rel="noreferrer">here</a> they say-</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The bonuses a player has from development cards acquired on previous
  turns provide discounts on the purchase of new cards. Each bonus of a
  given color is equal to a token of that color. Thus, if a player has 2
  blue bonuses and wants to purchase a card which costs 2 blue tokens
  and 1 green token, the player must only spend 1 green token. If a
  player has enough development cards (and therefore bonuses), they can
  even purchase a card without spending any tokens.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So a player can buy a development card costing 14 tokens provided that the cost is reduced by bonuses for previously bought development cards.</p>

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<p>How can you ever buy a development card with 14 tokens? as you can never reach this amount, even when you draw +3 on your turn, the max you can reach is 13, and you cant use them to purchase the card as your tuen is over?</p>

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The max number of tokens you can reach is 10, not 13.  You cannot get tokens and purchase a card on the same turn, and you must always discard down to 10 tokens by the end of your turn.
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@John He says that already at the end of the question; that you could reach 13, but you wouldn't be able to use them to purchase the card.
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# How can you ever buy a development card with 14 tokens?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-10)

How can you ever buy a development card with 14 tokens? as you can never reach this amount, even when you draw +3 on your turn, the max you can reach is 13, and you cant use them to purchase the card as your tuen is over?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The max number of tokens you can reach is 10, not 13.  You cannot get tokens and purchase a card on the same turn, and you must always discard down to 10 tokens by the end of your turn.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 He says that already at the end of the question; that you could reach 13, but you wouldn't be able to use them to purchase the card.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-06-10. Score: 16

I don't think players are meant to by a level 3 development card with just gem tokens. As you righty say, buying a development card costing 14 or more with just gem tokens would be impossible. Are you are aware that development cards count as bonuses? If you look at the rules [here](https://cdn.1j1ju.com/medias/7f/91/ba-splendor-rulebook.pdf) they say-

> The bonuses a player has from development cards acquired on previous
> turns provide discounts on the purchase of new cards. Each bonus of a
> given color is equal to a token of that color. Thus, if a player has 2
> blue bonuses and wants to purchase a card which costs 2 blue tokens
> and 1 green token, the player must only spend 1 green token. If a
> player has enough development cards (and therefore bonuses), they can
> even purchase a card without spending any tokens.

So a player can buy a development card costing 14 tokens provided that the cost is reduced by bonuses for previously bought development cards.


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