<p><strong>Catan Traders &amp; Barbarians - Rules</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Three caravans are formed during the course of the game--each caravan
  consists of a string of camels that begins at the oasis. Each
  settlement and city adjacent to a caravan route is worth an extra
  victory point. (page 12)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>According to the rules (page 14), the essential condition for obtaining an extra victory point is :</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Each settlement or city located between 2 camels is worth 1 additional
  victory point.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Therefore, in the situation you describe, if there are two camels - one starting the caravan and leaving the oasis, and another that has come back to the oasis (<em>see photo</em>) then, if you build a settlement on the oasis between these 2 camels, you will get an extra victory point. The edge to the right of the settlement is considered an initial point of a caravan because a camel is leaving one the 3 caravan starting points. </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Jifmb.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Jifmb.jpg" alt="Adaptation of example in rules, page 14"></a></p>

<p>The photo above is a reconstruction of the example on page 14 of the rules.</p>

<p>In the photo, I have added the objects pointed to by red arrows : 2 red roads and one camel. By placing a red settlement (or city) on the oasis, in the position indicated by the red box, the red player will get an extra victory point because the settlement is between 2 camels.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.catan.com/files/downloads/tab_rules_051908.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Catan Traders &amp; Barbarians - Rules</a></p>

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<p>In Catan <code>Traders &amp; Barbarian</code> expansion, if I place a settlement at the initial point of the caravan convoy, and it has a camel going through it, does it give an additional VP or not?<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/JnHqY.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/JnHqY.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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Does the camel caravan gives points at the edge of the oasis?
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# Does the camel caravan gives points at the edge of the oasis?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-02-20)

In Catan `Traders & Barbarian` expansion, if I place a settlement at the initial point of the caravan convoy, and it has a camel going through it, does it give an additional VP or not?[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/JnHqY.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/JnHqY.png)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-03-06. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

**Catan Traders & Barbarians - Rules**

> Three caravans are formed during the course of the game--each caravan
> consists of a string of camels that begins at the oasis. Each
> settlement and city adjacent to a caravan route is worth an extra
> victory point. (page 12)

According to the rules (page 14), the essential condition for obtaining an extra victory point is :

> Each settlement or city located between 2 camels is worth 1 additional
> victory point.

Therefore, in the situation you describe, if there are two camels - one starting the caravan and leaving the oasis, and another that has come back to the oasis (*see photo*) then, if you build a settlement on the oasis between these 2 camels, you will get an extra victory point. The edge to the right of the settlement is considered an initial point of a caravan because a camel is leaving one the 3 caravan starting points.

[![Adaptation of example in rules, page 14](https://i.sstatic.net/Jifmb.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Jifmb.jpg)

The photo above is a reconstruction of the example on page 14 of the rules.

In the photo, I have added the objects pointed to by red arrows : 2 red roads and one camel. By placing a red settlement (or city) on the oasis, in the position indicated by the red box, the red player will get an extra victory point because the settlement is between 2 camels.

[Catan Traders & Barbarians - Rules](https://www.catan.com/files/downloads/tab_rules_051908.pdf)


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