Can you select role which gives you money but you can't use it in Puerto Rico?

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I have a situation where a player chooses the Trader because it has 5 coins even though he has nothing to sell in the trading house. Can he do it?

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited May 22 '11 at 16:55

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Taken from the rules:

Implementing the action of a character is voluntary (exception: Captain)

Note: You can still choose Captain if you have no goods, the exception just means that if you pull Captain and have goods, you have to ship.

edited May 22 '11 at 16:55

Lance Roberts

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answered Mar 15 '11 at 11:00

nuc

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this does not mean that you can't pick captain if you have no good – Andrey Mar 15 '11 at 13:27
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Just to clarify even further, the other players get a chance to take the action of the role you choose, even if you elect not to. – thesunneversets Mar 15 '11 at 16:59

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 09:50

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Definitely

Choosing a role merely for it's privilege is a perfectly valid move. It may not always be wise to choose a role you cannot fully take advantage of but if you are really short on cash such a trade off may be warranted...

answered Mar 15 '11 at 09:50

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as an addendum: This is also a good way to screw with your opponents. – My Turn Yet Mar 15 '11 at 15:57

Can you select role which gives you money but you can't use it in Puerto Rico?

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Definitely