<p>You can only spend fish on your turn. From <a href="https://www.catan.com/sites/default/files/2021-06/catan-t_b_2020_rule_book_200820.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the rulebook</a></p>
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<p>During your turn, you can discard fish tokens to take certain actions.</p>
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<p>The “immediately” on the reminder card doesn’t change this. It just means that you build the road immediately upon spending the fish tokens. It’s an unnecessary clarification, as all the actions you spend fish to do happen “immediately” upon spending the fish.</p>

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<p>The instruction card for using fish states, “You may <em>immediately</em> build 1 road for free.”  Does this mean I can build the road immediately, or do I need to wait for my turn as stated in the game instructions?</p>

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Can roads be built with fish before my turn?
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# Can roads be built with fish before my turn?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-12-28)

The instruction card for using fish states, “You may *immediately* build 1 road for free.” Does this mean I can build the road immediately, or do I need to wait for my turn as stated in the game instructions?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-12-28. Score: 1

You can only spend fish on your turn. From [the rulebook](https://www.catan.com/sites/default/files/2021-06/catan-t_b_2020_rule_book_200820.pdf)

> During your turn, you can discard fish tokens to take certain actions.

The “immediately” on the reminder card doesn’t change this. It just means that you build the road immediately upon spending the fish tokens. It’s an unnecessary clarification, as all the actions you spend fish to do happen “immediately” upon spending the fish.


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