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Let's say that I have a boat from island A, after a few turns I move boat to island B, now can I start a settlement on island B? Or do I have to make a full shipping line from Island A to Island B or can I just move one ship to island B and start a settlement?
I have read the Seafarers rules booklet, but I have not been able to find any information on this.
Boats are like roads with a few exceptions:
You can only change from road to ship (or ship to road) through a settlement (or city).
In order to build a settlement on an Island where you have no settlement yet, you need to build a row of ships starting from a settlement at the first island until you get to the second island. You can now continue building ships along the coast, or you can build a settlement. And if you are the first to build on an island, some scenario's reward you with an extra victorypoint.
You need to create a full shipping line. If you want to move a ship, you have to place it so that it is attached to another ship, or to a city or settlement.
You can never reach another island with just one ship.
The manual doesn't clearly state if a shipping route needs to be connected to a city, so
If your shipping route reaches a coastline, you can then build a new settlement on that coast, even if it's a new island.
is everything I can find on that topic.
Source Catan: Seafarers Manual
