<p>Yes you can use your development card bonuses and not use tokens.</p>
<p>My answer to a similar question is <a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/51383/how-can-you-ever-buy-a-development-card-with-14-tokens?rq=1">here</a> which covers the exact rules.</p>

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<p>I have already bought 3 emerald development cards and I have 3 emerald tokens. I would like to buy a card which costs 3 emeralds. Do I need to pay with my tokens, or is it OK to have this with my development cards, so in the end it was for free?</p>

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I don't think this is quite a duplicate, but the question is very similar to this one and and the answer can be found here: https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/32613/splendor-can-i-use-gem-coins-instead-of-development-cards?rq=1
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# How can I buy development cards?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-18)

I have already bought 3 emerald development cards and I have 3 emerald tokens. I would like to buy a card which costs 3 emeralds. Do I need to pay with my tokens, or is it OK to have this with my development cards, so in the end it was for free?

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> **username_1**: I don't think this is quite a duplicate, but the question is very similar to this one and and the answer can be found here: https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/32613/splendor-can-i-use-gem-coins-instead-of-development-cards?rq=1  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Yes you can use your development card bonuses and not use tokens.

My answer to a similar question is [here](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/51383/how-can-you-ever-buy-a-development-card-with-14-tokens?rq=1) which covers the exact rules.


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