<h2>You only need one die to get two workers</h2>
<p>From the Castles of Burgundy rules, sourced <a href="https://www.fgbradleys.com/rules/rules4/The%20castles%20of%20burgundy%20-%20rules.pdf" rel="noreferrer">here</a></p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Action &quot;Take worker tiles&quot;</strong><br />
Finally, a player may choose to use any die result to take 2 worker
tiles from the general supply. In this case, the die result itself is
meaningless.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The word 'die' is singular, indicating that you only need a single die to take this action.  This is in keeping with every other action in the game - every action takes exactly one die.</p>
<p>So any house rules are unnecessary.</p>

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2020-06-21T03:04:42.240Z
The key is that taking workers is just a normal action; same as building or trading goods.
GendoIkari
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2020-06-21T03:31:24.400Z
@GendoIkari aaah, we looked at the pictures on the right and were under the impression that you had to use two dice for two workers. Thanks to you both.
KorvinStarmast
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2020-06-21T22:09:50.453Z
@KorvinStarmast which pictures? In my copy of the rule book, this sentence is on page 9. There is no picture of dice on this or adjacent pages.
Andrew Savinykh
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2020-06-21T22:52:43.380Z
@AndrewSavinykh probably the pictures on the bottom right of the player boards featuring two workers, if I had to guess.
Arcanist Lupus
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2020-06-22T00:19:08.500Z
@AndrewSavinykh Arcanist Lupus is right; the figure in the lower right hand corner of the standard playing board.
KorvinStarmast
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2020-06-21T02:45:04.963Z
2020-06-21T02:45:04.963Z
Arcanist Lupus
<p>We were playing The Castles of Burgandy.</p>
<p>A player rolled two 5's, and it was late in the phase.  There was a 5 play, by putting a building on a hex, which he did.  But there was no other action he could take with a 5.  He had no worker with which to switch the 5 to a 4 or a 6.  We looked at the rule about abandoning both dice for two workers, but it did not appear clear if one can abandon one die for a single worker.</p>
<p>Is this within the rules: take an action on the result of a single die, and forfeit the action of the other die in return for a single worker?</p>
<p>We house ruled it as 'yes' since it's less frustrating for the players.  We are new to the game and are unsure if that's a good house rule or even a valid one.</p>

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Can you get a single worker for a single die if you can only use one die roll?
KorvinStarmast
# Can you get a single worker for a single die if you can only use one die roll?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-21)

We were playing The Castles of Burgandy.

A player rolled two 5's, and it was late in the phase. There was a 5 play, by putting a building on a hex, which he did. But there was no other action he could take with a 5. He had no worker with which to switch the 5 to a 4 or a 6. We looked at the rule about abandoning both dice for two workers, but it did not appear clear if one can abandon one die for a single worker.

Is this within the rules: take an action on the result of a single die, and forfeit the action of the other die in return for a single worker?

We house ruled it as 'yes' since it's less frustrating for the players. We are new to the game and are unsure if that's a good house rule or even a valid one.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-21. Score: 10

## You only need one die to get two workers

From the Castles of Burgundy rules, sourced [here](https://www.fgbradleys.com/rules/rules4/The%20castles%20of%20burgundy%20-%20rules.pdf)

> **Action "Take worker tiles"**  
> Finally, a player may choose to use any die result to take 2 worker
> tiles from the general supply. In this case, the die result itself is
> meaningless.

The word 'die' is singular, indicating that you only need a single die to take this action. This is in keeping with every other action in the game - every action takes exactly one die.

So any house rules are unnecessary.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The key is that taking workers is just a normal action; same as building or trading goods.  
> **username_0**: @username_2 aaah, we looked at the pictures on the right and were under the impression that you had to use two dice for two workers. Thanks to you both.  
> **username_3**: @username_0 which pictures? In my copy of the rule book, this sentence is on page 9. There is no picture of dice on this or adjacent pages.  
> **username_1**: @AndrewSavinykh probably the pictures on the bottom right of the player boards featuring two workers, if I had to guess.  
> **username_0**: @AndrewSavinykh username_1 is right; the figure in the lower right hand corner of the standard playing board.  

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