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Can a trade include a side promise, such as not robbing someone or not building on a spot, and is it enforced?
Several experienced players agree the promise is not enforceable; one reply argues for caution, and there is no official ruling.
- RedPiranha · Community · 2015-08-30
- ackmondual · Community · 2015-08-27
- churchmouse · Community · 2016-01-12
- chadnorth · Community · 2013-10-30
- WilbertK · Community · 2021-01-17
- golden_cow2 · Community · 2015-08-30disagrees
You may state such a promise, but the rules do not enforce it. Only the resource exchange on the active player's turn is binding, so a promise not to rob or build can be broken without any rules penalty, though it may cost reputation. A threat to build as leverage does not change this, because a trade must still give cards both ways.