<p>To affect the road length, the village/city must be from another player.  </p>

<p>And it only limits the counting of the road <em>through</em> that village/city.  You can count up to the village/city that is not yours.</p>

<p>Also, here's a more official 'no:'
<a href="https://www.catan.com/faq/4607-longest-road-do-my-own-settlements-interrupt-my-continuous-road" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.catan.com/faq/4607-longest-road-do-my-own-settlements-interrupt-my-continuous-road</a></p>

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shemnon
<p><strong>You are correct.</strong> </p>

<p>Your own cities do not affect your status towards the "Longest Road" You can view the official rules <a href="http://www.catan.com/gamerules.html" rel="noreferrer">here</a>, from pg. 9 (emphasis is mine).</p>

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  <p>You can break an <strong>opponent’s</strong> road by building a settlement
  on an open intersection along his road!</p>
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<p>On page 8, in the example, Emily has the longest road card with 7 segments.  She has two houses within those 7 segments.</p>

<p>This was also <a href="http://www.catan.com/faq/4607-longest-road-do-my-own-settlements-interrupt-my-continuous-road" rel="noreferrer">answered directly</a> in the <a href="http://www.catan.com/faqs/93" rel="noreferrer">online FAQ</a> as <a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/35/catan-longest-road-clarification/43#43">pointed out</a> by @shemmon.</p>

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<p>In a monthly game night, my friend interprets the rules to say that if I have a village or city on my road, it reduces the "longest road" length. I interpret the rules as saying that <em>my</em> village/city on <em>my</em> road does not impact the road length. </p>

<p>Which is the correct interpretation? </p>

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Do my own villages/cities interrupt my "longest road" in Catan?
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# Do my own villages/cities interrupt my "longest road" in Catan?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2010-10-19)

In a monthly game night, my friend interprets the rules to say that if I have a village or city on my road, it reduces the "longest road" length. I interpret the rules as saying that *my* village/city on *my* road does not impact the road length.

Which is the correct interpretation?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2010-10-19. Score: 84 | Accepted answer

**You are correct.**

Your own cities do not affect your status towards the "Longest Road" You can view the official rules [here](http://www.catan.com/gamerules.html), from pg. 9 (emphasis is mine).

> You can break an **opponent’s** road by building a settlement
> on an open intersection along his road!

On page 8, in the example, Emily has the longest road card with 7 segments. She has two houses within those 7 segments.

This was also [answered directly](http://www.catan.com/faq/4607-longest-road-do-my-own-settlements-interrupt-my-continuous-road) in the [online FAQ](http://www.catan.com/faqs/93) as [pointed out](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/35/catan-longest-road-clarification/43#43) by @shemmon.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2010-10-19. Score: 31

To affect the road length, the village/city must be from another player.

And it only limits the counting of the road *through* that village/city. You can count up to the village/city that is not yours.

Also, here's a more official 'no:'
<https://www.catan.com/faq/4607-longest-road-do-my-own-settlements-interrupt-my-continuous-road>


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