Moving the Robber to a new hex halts its yield until it is relocated, and it also lets the active player steal a random resource card from an adjacent opponent.

To claim this bonus, a continuous path must consist of at least five connected road pieces. The points shift if another player builds a longer unbroken route.

As the only barren terrain tile on the island, the desert serves as the starting location for the Robber piece at the beginning of the game.

A single road requires one brick and one wood to construct, while a settlement costs one brick, one wood, one sheep, and one wheat.