<p>I found this rule very quickly in the <a href="http://riograndegames.com/getFile.php?id=462" rel="noreferrer">rules</a>.</p>

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  <p>In the rare circumstance where a drawn tile has no legal placement
  (and all players agree), the player discards the tile from the game
  (into the box) and draws another tile to place</p>
</blockquote>

<p>For example:<br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/KgwrL.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KgwrL.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2016-01-11T22:48:25.083Z
An example of when this could happen in the base game is if the starting city is closed off and you draw the tile that is just city interior with no borders.
ConMan
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2016-01-11T23:37:58.720Z
The River Expansion tends to nullify this probability...
beewee
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2016-01-12T13:02:16.510Z
The river expansion does not nullify this probability.  I have encountered unplayable tiles with it - very occasionally.
Chenmunka
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2016-07-24T11:31:40.453Z
The shown example is just the shortest play to get to a non-playable tile.  I have certainly seen it come up well into the game as well.
MAP
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2016-01-11T22:27:06.107Z
2016-01-12T09:39:32.687Z
2016-01-12T09:39:32.687Z
Joe W
<p>Is it possible to have a scenario where you pick a tile up, and are unable to make a legal placement with it? </p>

<p>What happens in this scenario?</p>

<carcassonne>
Is it possible to have an unplayable tile?
dwjohnston
# Is it possible to have an unplayable tile?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-11)

Is it possible to have a scenario where you pick a tile up, and are unable to make a legal placement with it?

What happens in this scenario?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-01-11. Score: 39 | Accepted answer

I found this rule very quickly in the [rules](http://riograndegames.com/getFile.php?id=462).

> In the rare circumstance where a drawn tile has no legal placement
> (and all players agree), the player discards the tile from the game
> (into the box) and draws another tile to place

For example:  
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/KgwrL.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/KgwrL.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: An example of when this could happen in the base game is if the starting city is closed off and you draw the tile that is just city interior with no borders.  
> **username_3**: The River Expansion tends to nullify this probability...  
> **username_4**: The river expansion does not nullify this probability.  I have encountered unplayable tiles with it - very occasionally.  
> **username_5**: The shown example is just the shortest play to get to a non-playable tile.  I have certainly seen it come up well into the game as well.  

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