by Sphere
Big D wrote:
If a player buys cards during the Spend Gold step of the Age Change phase, can he look at these cards before finishing this step? What is on these cards may affect his decision on how to further spend gold. Of course this slows down the game, but is it even allowed? I couldn't find the answer in the rulebook.
The rules don't say you have to spend all your gold before looking at your cards. Once you buy them, they are yours, so you can do what you want. It would be rude to spend a lot of time doing so, however, because players buy their stuff in player order. If people in your group are delaying the game to a noticeable degree by doing this, you might want to make a house rule to prevent it.