Place Bog Iron Ore Tokens on the Board
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| Game(-s): | Noun. Singular or Plural. A standalone version of Settlers of Catan, which can be played right out of the box without making additional purchases. There is only one standalone (base) game of Catan. |
| Expansion(-s): | Noun. Singular or Plural. An Catan game that cannot be played by itself. It must be used in conjunction with a standalone (base) game. The 5 & 6-player expansions are a good example of this. |
| Scenario(-s): | Noun. Singular or Plural. A small set of playing pieces and instructions that can be added to normal Catan gameplay. It cannot be played by itself--it must be used in conjunction with a standalone (base) game. The "Oil Springs" scenario is a good example of this. |
| Variant(-s): | Noun. Singular or Plural. A set of instructions for using the pieces from a Catan game or expansion in a new way. Most variants are fan-generated and require printing and cutting out new pieces. |
Remove one bog iron ore token and set it aside. Sort the remaining 24 bog iron ore tokens into 4 equal piles of 8 tokens each. Place 1 pile on each of the 4 hexes shown in the image below:
2 Marsh Hexes
2 Castle Hexes
Bog Iron Ore Mining
If the number of a castle or river marsh hex is rolled, each of your adjacent settlements can produce 1 ore. Each of your adjacent buildings can produce ____. If you choose ore, remove 1 bog iron ore token from the hex and place it out of the game. If it is your turn, you choose first whether to take 1 Ore resource card for 1 Bog Iron Ore Token. The other players follow in clockwise order. Once the Bog Iron Ore Tokens on a Castle or River Marsh hex become depleted, that hex no longer produces Ore.
If you placed the Bog Iron Ore tokens on a Pasture hex, you may choose to harvest 1 ore or 1 wool. Each of your adjacent cities can produce 2 wool, or 1 wool and 1 ore— your choice (but never 2 ore). If you choose ore, remove 1 bog iron ore token from the hex and place it out of the game. If it is your turn, you choose first whether to take 1 ore for 1 bog iron ore token. The other players follow in clockwise order. Once the bog iron ore tokens on a pasture hex become depleted, that pasture no longer produces ore.
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