<p>Yes.</p>

<hr>

<p>In the original scenario named <a href="https://www.catan.com/game/fishermen-catan" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>The Fishermen of Catan</em></a>, there was no limit to how many fish tokens could be kept. A revised version was published in <a href="https://www.catan.com/game/catan-traders-barbarians-expansion" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Traders &amp; Barbarians</em></a>. This version included the following rule:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>7 fish tokens at most</strong>: You are not allowed to have more than 7 fish tokens at any one time. If you already have 7 fish tokens and would obtain another 1 or 2 fish tokens for a settlement or city, you may exchange one of your fish tokens with a fish token from the supply (hoping for a token with more fish on it).</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So if you couldn't draw a fish tile because you already have 7, you may first discard one of your fish tokens.</p>

<p>However, it's not clear exactly when and how often this can be done.</p>

<ul>
<li>What if you have 6 fish tokens and would obtain 2 from a city?</li>
<li>What if you have 6 fish tokens and would obtain 1 each of two settlements?</li>
<li>What if you have 7 fish tokens and would obtain 2 from a city?</li>
<li>What if you have 7 fish tokens and would obtain 1 each of two settlements?</li>
<li>What if you have 7 fish tokens and would obtain 1 from a settlement and 2 from a city?</li>
</ul>

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ikegami
<p>In <em>The Fishermen of Catan</em>, if a player has 7 fish tokens and a roll would have them receive more, can they discard the ones they don't want to draw the new ones?</p>

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Catan - Discarding fish to draw more from the supply
Marcus Espinosa
# Catan - Discarding fish to draw more from the supply

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-03)

In *The Fishermen of Catan*, if a player has 7 fish tokens and a roll would have them receive more, can they discard the ones they don't want to draw the new ones?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-03. Score: 1

Yes.

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In the original scenario named [*The Fishermen of Catan*](https://www.catan.com/game/fishermen-catan), there was no limit to how many fish tokens could be kept. A revised version was published in [*Traders & Barbarians*](https://www.catan.com/game/catan-traders-barbarians-expansion). This version included the following rule:

> **7 fish tokens at most**: You are not allowed to have more than 7 fish tokens at any one time. If you already have 7 fish tokens and would obtain another 1 or 2 fish tokens for a settlement or city, you may exchange one of your fish tokens with a fish token from the supply (hoping for a token with more fish on it).

So if you couldn't draw a fish tile because you already have 7, you may first discard one of your fish tokens.

However, it's not clear exactly when and how often this can be done.

* What if you have 6 fish tokens and would obtain 2 from a city?
* What if you have 6 fish tokens and would obtain 1 each of two settlements?
* What if you have 7 fish tokens and would obtain 2 from a city?
* What if you have 7 fish tokens and would obtain 1 each of two settlements?
* What if you have 7 fish tokens and would obtain 1 from a settlement and 2 from a city?


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