Can I build several connected roads on the same turn?

Question

If I have enough resources to build several roads, can I build them connected to each other on the same turn without any other of my settlements or roads to connect to them (excluding the first road)?

For example, if I have enough resources to build four more roads and get Longest Road, can I build a long chain of roads that only connect to each other (excluding the first road)?

If I have enough resources to build one or more roads and a settlement, can I build them connected to each other on the same turn without any other settlements or roads to connect to them (excluding the first road)?

For example, if I have enough resources to build a road and a settlement, but cannot build a settlement without breaking the Distance Rule, can I build a road to be farther away from other settlements and then build my settlement only connected to the new road on the same turn?

Answer 1

As stated in the Almanac under "Building":

You can build as many items and buy as many cards as you desire - as long as you have enough resources to "pay" for them and they are still available in the supply.

So as long as you have enough resources in hand, and roads available to you, you can build out as far as you like in one turn, and then add a settlement wherever you want to place it (while obeying the Distance Rule, of course).

I'd note that while the Turn Overview says for building a road, "place next to one of your settlements or cities", that cannot be correct since then you would never be able to build a second settlement (since you could never build a second road out to satisfy the Distance Rule).

Answer 2

Yes, of course. You can build as many things as you want, as long as you can afford to and you're not breaking the rules. The game gives you this freedom while discouraging hoarding by threatening to take half of your resource cards when someone rolls a 7. Some people get lucky, they hoard tons of cards and then build 5 or 6 roads in a row -- all at once -- to steal the longest road. But this almost never happens. I've probably seen it once or twice, ever.