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Can gold be traded back into resources at the bank or a harbor?

The rulebook and a Kosmos reply say gold only buys, but a Mayfair reply and other posters read it otherwise.

  • churchmouse · Community · 2011-08-01
  • dlewis2 · Community · 2011-07-31disagrees
  • quixotequest · Community · 2011-06-10disagrees
  • churchmouse · Community · 2011-06-10disagrees

Probably not. The rulebook only lets you spend 2 gold for a resource of your choice up to twice per turn, and Kosmos' rules editor says gold is not traded at 4:1 or 3:1 bank rates. A Mayfair reply and some players read it as allowing bank trades of gold after the two buys, so the sources are not unanimous.

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