CATAN
Are promises about where the robber goes, or cards offered to avoid it, binding?
The rulebook bars giving cards away, and several posts agree that promises made before the robber moves are not enforceable.
- CATAN rulebook · Rulebook · Domestic Trade
- nachof · Community · 2011-11-12
- Whaleyland · Community · 2013-08-05
- wmshub · Community · 2015-03-24
No. Only the trade being carried out is binding. Cards cannot be handed over to avoid being robbed or to steer the robber, because the rules let cards change hands only in trades. Bribes can be allowed as a house rule, but they are not part of the rules.