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Can you show your resource cards face up during trade negotiations?

The setup section says each player keeps resource cards hidden in hand.

  • CATAN rulebook · Rulebook · Setting Up the Game
  • Picon · Community · 2017-02-05
  • xipuloxx · Community · 2020-03-18

No. Resource cards stay hidden in your hand, so you should not reveal them in negotiation. Trading does disclose some cards, but the hidden-hand rule still applies.

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