CATAN
Can you play a development card on the turn you buy it?
The rulebook forbids playing a card bought the same turn, with the victory point exception, and forum replies agree.
- CATAN rulebook · Rulebook · Development Cards
- Great Dane · Community · 2007-04-15
- Jowolf · Community · 2012-09-16
- ackmondual · Community · 2008-09-21
- jimmcmahon · Community · 2009-03-02
No. A development card you buy on your turn has to wait until a later turn before you can play it. The exception is a victory point card, which you reveal rather than play, so it can be revealed the turn you buy it.