by Luigi
Beyak wrote:
I am fairly certain that everybody must pay the interest simultaneously.In the scenario you described Player-C and Player-D took extra actions,(selling ships), out of turn. That is not allowed. If they do not have enough money to pay for the interest they owe, they must take out another loan. Note that Player-A could not have sold a ship either to generate the francs for the interest payment. At least that is how we have interpreted the rules.
I don't know if everybody must pay the interest simultaneously, but surely ALL players may sell ships to pay the 1 Franc in interest..
From the rules, at the bottom of page 4, under Interest for Loand cards:
"A player who cannot pay this Franc must either sell a building or ship or take another loan card and must then pay the 1 Franc."
And on page 6, Selling:
"This actions may even be taken during another player's turn, but not while she is taking an action."
