<p>No</p>

<p>Your first two settlements (placed during set-up) are special and can be placed in any valid position on the board, after that new settlements <strong>must</strong> be connected by road to existing settlements.</p>

<p>The relevant parts of the <a href="http://www.catan.com/service/game-rules">rules</a> are:</p>

<ul>
<li>Under building roads (bottom of page 4) it says "A new road must always connect to 1 of your existing roads, settlements, or cities."</li>
<li>Under building settlements (top of page 5) it says "Each of your settlements must
connect to at least 1 of your own roads."</li>
</ul>

<p>Note that you can build as much as you like per turn, so you could build several road segments and a settlement in the same turn (as long as you have the resources).</p>

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Justin
<p>In Settlers of Catan, it says you need a road to build a new settlement (placement rules apply). If you have the resources available to build both at the same time, can this settlement be played wherever the player wants it to go?</p>

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Can you build a settlement anywhere if you have the resources for a settlement and a road?
Mikey
# Can you build a settlement anywhere if you have the resources for a settlement and a road?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-08-01)

In Settlers of Catan, it says you need a road to build a new settlement (placement rules apply). If you have the resources available to build both at the same time, can this settlement be played wherever the player wants it to go?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-08-01. Score: 29 | Accepted answer

No

Your first two settlements (placed during set-up) are special and can be placed in any valid position on the board, after that new settlements **must** be connected by road to existing settlements.

The relevant parts of the [rules](http://www.catan.com/service/game-rules) are:

* Under building roads (bottom of page 4) it says "A new road must always connect to 1 of your existing roads, settlements, or cities."
* Under building settlements (top of page 5) it says "Each of your settlements must
  connect to at least 1 of your own roads."

Note that you can build as much as you like per turn, so you could build several road segments and a settlement in the same turn (as long as you have the resources).


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