Translations:Besiegers Cathars Siege (1st edition)/17/en

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It is possible to escape a besieged city via a neighboring cloister. [1] [2] If a cloister directly borders a Besiegers or Cathars tile, [3] even diagonally, then at the end of a player's turn[4], he or she may remove one knight [5] [6] from the besieged city and return it to the supply. [7] [8]

  1. Official clarification from the publisher A knight in a besieged city can also escape via an abbey or a shrine, as these also have the characteristics of a cloister.
  2. Official clarification from the publisher Mayors and wagons can also escape a besieged city via cloisters, abbeys, and shrines, as any follower in a city is considered a knight.
  3. Notorious rule difference among editions or publishers Note that in The Besiegers and The Cathars, a cloister must be placed directly adjacent to a Besieger/Cathars tile to allow a knight to escape. However, RGG's rules for Siege state that a cloister allowing escape can be placed adjacent to any tile of a besieged city (even diagonally). For the sake of consistency, at the beginning of the game it would be useful to select only one of these rules when combining tiles from these sets. Purists can choose the Besiegers/Cathars rule, as it’s the German original, although the RGG Siege rule makes escape much more viable.
  4. Official clarification from the publisher That it is, at the moment that you decide you have nothing more to do in that turn.
  5. Official clarification from the publisher It can be that there are multiple besieged cities next to a cloister. In that case, only one knight can escape all besieged cities per turn in total.
  6. Official clarification from the publisher When there is a builder double-turn, a knight can be removed from a besieged city in each part of the double turn. (3/2015)
  7. Official clarification from the publisher Question: Can I simply free a knight after a turn, if a cloister borders [a besieged city], or do I have to build onto that city or cloister [in the same turn]? Answer: Knights can escape when the conditions (cloister next to a Besiegers tile) are fulfilled. A player is not obliged to build onto the city, nor onto the cloister. He or she must simply have a knight in the city.
  8. Official clarification from the publisher Question: To clarify an earlier question: Can a player allow a follower to escape a besieged city via a cloister, and place the same follower in the city of Carcassonne on the same turn? (When does follower escape happen?) Answer: The knight escapes at the end of the turn, and so cannot be re-deployed in the same turn. (5/2007)