<p>From the <a href="http://www.catan.com/down/?/files/downloads/ep_overviewrules.pdf" rel="nofollow">Explorers and Pirates rules</a> under the <em>Paying Tribute to the Pirate</em> section (page 11):</p>

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  <p>The tribute costs 1 gold, and you pay it to the supply.</p>
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<p>From earlier in the rules, in the <em>Preparation</em> section (page 6):</p>

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  <p>Place the resource cards and dice from the base <em>Catan</em> game beside the game board to form a supply area.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So it is paid to the supply, which is commonly referred to as the bank.</p>

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<p>In SoC: E&amp;P, one can pay the pirate gold in order to move one's ships. Who receives that gold? The pirate owner or the bank?</p>

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In Settlers of Catan: Explorers and Pirates, who gets the gold when the pirate is paid?
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# In Settlers of Catan: Explorers and Pirates, who gets the gold when the pirate is paid?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-09)

In SoC: E&P, one can pay the pirate gold in order to move one's ships. Who receives that gold? The pirate owner or the bank?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-12-09. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

From the [Explorers and Pirates rules](http://www.catan.com/down/?/files/downloads/ep_overviewrules.pdf) under the *Paying Tribute to the Pirate* section (page 11):

> The tribute costs 1 gold, and you pay it to the supply.

From earlier in the rules, in the *Preparation* section (page 6):

> Place the resource cards and dice from the base *Catan* game beside the game board to form a supply area.

So it is paid to the supply, which is commonly referred to as the bank.


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