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There is actually a difference between the wording of the English and German rules, that I think is significant. The English rules say:
(Each time the player moves his marker forward on the trader track,
regardless of how far, he takes 2 decorations.)
In the German, by contrast:
(Jedes Mal, wenn der Spieler auf der Händlerleiste vorrückt, ...
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There is no official clarification to my knowledge, so at least you are not alone in this matter. A strict reading of the rule book, would lead me to the same conclusion you came to (emphasis mine).
The player moves his marker on the trader track 2 spaces forward (and takes back his two figures). He also immediately takes two decorations. (Each time the ...
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I think this thing of skill in games tends to be a little of too much pride and taking the game a bit more serious than it should.
In general I think it's best just to take a high risk once in a while if you think that 'luck' is not going your way; if you loose laugh about it and enjoy the game :)
Onto the house rules to modify results:
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