This Portable Edition is perfect for friends or family on the move or away from home. The playing pieces peg securely into place. All the cards and accessories fit into the tray in the compact game box. So, whether you're hanging out at a school or a coffee shop, cruising the road, riding the rails, outside in windy wilds, or simply stuck in a tight place, you and your friends can enjoy The Settlers of Catan!
Set up the game freely or randomly using the colorful hexagon-shaped region tiles. Align the hole in each tile over the numbers in the plastic game board and drop the regions into place. Place your starting settlements and roads into the holes along the hex sides, get your cards, and you're ready to play! About The Settlers of Catan: In The Settlers of Catan you control a group of settlers trying to tame the wilds on the remote but rich isle of Catan. Start by revealing Catan's many harbors and regions: plains, meadows, mountains, hills, forests & desert. The random mix creates a different board virtually every game. Embark on a quest to settle the isle of Catan!
Guide your settlers to victory by clever trading and cunning development. Use resource combinations - grain, wool, ore, brick, and lumber - to buy development cards and build roads, settlements, and cities. Acquire your resources through trades or lucky dice. Someone might cut off your road or buy a monopoly! And you never know when the wily robber might steal away with your precious gains! The Settlers of Catan has been awarded with 'Game of the Year' honors in Germany, the United States, and a host of other countries worldwide.
It's an international favorite. Learn to play in about 15 minutes.
Then enjoy hundreds of hours of fast-paced fun! Contents: 1 plastic game board, 19 unique hexagonal region tiles, 9 harbor pieces, 95 Resource cards, 25 Development cards, 4 Building Cost cards, 2 special bonus cards, 20 plastic settlements, 16 plastic cities, 60 plastic roads, 1 plastic robber, 2 six-sided dice, 1 game rules, and 1 almanac.
For other uses, see. A giant game of Settlers being played at Indy 2003. This is one of many Settlers of Catan custom, extra-large boards seen during demonstrations and tournaments at Gen Con. The players in the game represent settlers establishing colonies on the island of Catan.
Players build, cities, and roads to connect them as they settle the island. The game board, which represents the island, is composed of hexagonal tiles of different land types, which are laid out randomly at the beginning of each game. Newer editions of the game began to depict a fixed layout in their manual, which has been proven to be fairly even-handed by computer simulationsand recommend this to be used by beginners. In 2016, editions of the game were released with a conventional fixed layout board in this configuration, the hexes of which cannot be rearranged.
Players build by spending (brick, lumber, wool, grain, and ore), represented by resource cards; each land type, with the exception of the unproductive desert, produces a specific resource. On each player's, two six-sided are rolled to determine which hexes produce resources. Players with a settlement adjacent to a hex containing the number just rolled receive one card of the corresponding resource; cities produce two cards of the corresponding resource. For example, if a player has one city and two settlements adjacent to a wheat hex, that player would take four wheat resource cards if the corresponding number was rolled. There is also a robber token, initially placed on the desert; if a player rolls 7, the robber must be moved to another hex, which will no longer produce resources until the robber is moved again.
That player may also steal a resource card from another player. In addition, when a 7 is rolled, all players with more than 7 resource cards must discard their choice of half of their cards, rounded down. On the player's turn, the player may spend resource cards to build roads, settlements, cities (which replace existing settlements), or development cards.
Players can trade resource cards between each other; players may also trade off-island (in effect, with the non-player bank) at a ratio of four of one resource for one of any other. By building settlements adjacent to ports, players may trade with the bank at three-to-one (three of any single resource type) or two-to-one (two of a specific resource) ratios, depending on the port's location.
The goal of the game is to reach ten. Players score one point for each settlement they own and two for each city. Various other achievements, such as establishing the longest road and the largest army (by playing the most knight cards), grant a player additional victory points.
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Resource cards can also be spent to buy a development card. Three types of development cards include cards worth one victory point; cards (or soldier cards), which allow the player to move the robber as if they had rolled a 7 (but without the remove-half rule); and a third set of cards which allow the player one of three abilities when played. Teuber's original design was for a large game of exploration and development in a new land. Between 1993 and 1995 Teuber and Kosmos refined and simplified the game into its current form.
Unused mechanics from that design went on to be used in Teuber's following games, and. The game's first expansion, adds the concept of exploration, and the combined game (sometimes known as 'New Shores') is probably the closest game to Teuber's original intentions. Extensions and expansions. Further information: The base game of the Catan series, Settlers of Catan, includes support for 3-4 players.
In 1996, an extension to allow up to six players was released for the base game. As well as extra components to accommodate more players, the expansion adds an extra building phase to the turn, so that players can participate in the game during each other's turns. After releasing the 5-6 player extension, Teuber began to publish expansions for the base game. The first, was released in 1997; it was later retitled Catan: Seafarers. Seafarers adds ships which allow players to cross sea hexes, and includes scenarios in which players explore an of islands. It also adds gold-producing hexes which allow players to take the resource of their choice.
The second major expansion to the game, (later Catan: Cities and Knights), was also released in 1998. It adds concepts from the card game and its first expansion to Catan, including Knights who must be used to defend Catan from invading barbarians, and improvements which can be bought for cities which give benefits to players. In addition, three commodities (paper, coin and cloth) can be produced as well as the original resources. A 5–6 player extension for Cities & Knights was released at the same time. Also released in 2000 was a book of variations for Settlers. The third large expansion, was released in 2008.
Traders & Barbarians collects a number of smaller scenarios, some of which have previously been published elsewhere. The set includes an official two-player variant. A special edition of the game was released in 2005: a 10th anniversary collector's edition of the base game and Cities & Knights, with hand-painted 3D tiles and playing pieces. Mayfair Games released a fourth edition of The Settlers of Catan in 2007, with new artwork, a locking frame, a deeper box, and an insert tray; there was also a minor rule change.
Soon after its release, two changes were made to the fourth edition. The robber playing piece was changed from a black to a grey color and the soldier development card was renamed a knight. Fourth-edition versions of Cities & Knights, Seafarers, and the 5–6 player extensions were also released., the fourth large expansion, was released in 2013. The Catan line was rebranded in 2015 for the 20th anniversary of the series, with the original Settlers game renamed simply Catan. Variants and scenarios In 1998, the first historical scenario pack was released, which allows players to reenact the building of the or the expansion of 's empire using Catan game mechanics. A second scenario pack for Settlers concerning the building of the and the was released in 2001.
Atlantis: Scenarios and Variants was published in 2005. Atlantis was a boxed set which collected a number of scenarios and variants published in gaming magazines and at conventions, such as The Volcano and The Great River. The set also included a deck of event cards which replaced the dice in the main game, giving it a less random spread of resource production. The event cards, which were also available as a standalone item, have since been re-released in a modified form in the Traders and Barbarians expansion. Kosmos, Mayfair, and 999 Games released the first stand-alone 'Catan Geographies' title, Catan Germany, in 2009. Catan: Oil Springs is an expansion by Erik Assadourian and Ty Hansen introduced in 2011 designed to draw attention to environmental issues.
It is offered as a free download or for purchase from the Mayfair Games website. The scenario adds oil fields that can be used to make other resources and develop metropolises, but disasters can strike if too much oil is used. Oil can also be taken out of the game, for victory points and to prevent disasters. Reception comments that 'for all of its elemental simplicity, The Settlers of Catan has breathtaking depth and breadth of experience.
It's a resource-management game, defined by position and strategizing. It's a social game, defined by of resource cards and 'Siccing the Fritz' (as my friends call the robber) with bloodthirsty bonhomie. It's a game of chance, ruled by dice rolls and card draws. It's a hardcore game and a light social pastime and everything in between, a laboratory where I can test a hundred different play styles and a genuine reason to invite friends over.' It is popular in the United States where it has been called 'the board game of our time'.
A 2012 American documentary film titled (featuring Klaus Teuber) is about this game's impact on American gaming communities and what came of it. Awards. 1995: Game of the Year. 1995: 1st place. 1995:. 1995: Meeples' Choice Award.
1996: for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game. 2004: Hra roku.
2005:. 2005: Gra Roku Game of the Year. 2015: GamesCon Vegas Game of the Century Video games Since the game's release, a number of computer games have been published based on Settlers of Catan and its spinoffs. The first sanctioned English-language release was Catan: The Computer Game, developed for the PC by Castle Hill Studios and published.
This off-line game was available from MSN, as it was acquired by who also released Catan Online in August 2005 on, the game now requiring an internet connection. In 2005, edited the first portable version of Settlers of Catan on the handheld device. In June 2009 the MSN version of Settlers was discontinued. The same game later became available on other online services. Teuber and worked together to produce Catan, a version of Settlers for the.
It was released on 2 May 2007. Developed a version in 2008 titled also.
A version of Settlers has been developed by Exozet games in collaboration with Klaus Teuber. The game can be played against computer opponents, and includes online play. It was released in 2009, but only in Europe.
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The Settlers of Catan online game was announced on 16 December 2002. Catan Online World allows players to download a application that serves as a portal for the online world and allows online play with other members.
The original board game may be played for free, while expansions require a subscription membership. There have also been several unauthorized video game implementations of Settlers. One of these, 'Java Settlers', was developed by Robert S.
Thomas as part of his PhD research. His dissertation is available from the abandoned project home page. The for Thomas' Settlers of Catan implementation along with the AI code was released under the.
Portable Edition Of Catan
Two official PC versions of Catan have been released, The First Island (the basic game only) and (with Seafarers and Cities & Knights expansions). The First Island is available for the PC only in German. Cities & Knights was available in both English and German. Catan and some of its expansions are also available in various languages for mobile phones, and smartphones. Mayfair Games announced in 2010 that a version of Catan is coming to Facebook. Was released on in 2007.
It was pulled without notice in mid-2014. There is no official word on why it was pulled or if it will return. Another game called was released for the in 2008. It also has been discontinued.
In 2010, showcased a game for Settlers of Catan. USM also developed an Android and iOS mobile app version simply called 'Catan' with the various expansions available as DLC. In August 2013, Catan: Creators Edition was made available for PC on Steam and Mac OS X in the Mac App Store.
Catan: Creators Edition officially replaces the previous Catan: Cities & Knights. The game features both Seafarers plus the Cities & Knights expansions and includes a level editor. In the summer of 2014, Bontom Games collaborated with Catan GmbH and Internet Explorer to bring an asynchronous version of Catan to the digital world. Catan Anytime is a short-session turn-based game designed for mainstream gamers to play with their friends and family, no matter the time and place. On 10 June 2016, Catan Anytime announced on their Facebook page that Catan Anytime has shut down operations. The web site catananytime.com is no longer available.
Spinoffs and tie-in products The popularity of The Settlers of Catan led to the creation of spinoff games and products, starting in 1996 with (later renamed to Catan Card Game), and the 2003 novel, by German historical fiction author, which tells the story of a group of Norse seafarers who set out in search of the mythical island of Catan. In 2002 a travel edition of Catan was published, featuring playing pieces which slot into a fixed-layout board. The 'Catan Histories' subseries includes Settlers of the Stone Age, a re-release of Struggle for Rome, and Settlers of America. Star Trek Catan is a spin-off of the original series released in 2012 by Mayfair Games.
The game uses the same basic components with new names, new graphics, and some minor rules additions. The building costs and resources match the original game. Catanimals Mayfair released a series of mini-stuffed animals based on the different resources presented in the game. Film/television adaptation In February 2015, announced that producer had purchased the film and TV rights to The Settlers of Catan. Katz said, 'The island of Catan is a vivid, visual, exciting and timeless world with classic themes and moral challenges that resonate today. There is a tremendous opportunity to take what people love about the game and its mythology as a starting point for the narrative'. In October 2017, Variety reported that was negotiating to acquire the rights to adapt it into a film, with Gail Katz still attached to the project.
A short film titled was released in 2014. Actors and starred in the film as a married couple enmeshed in an increasingly intense game of Catan. See also.
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First post on BGG. Me and my girlfriend love playing games of all sorts (cards, board, xbox, wii.) and I absolutly loved playing boardgames all the time when I was young, had a big collection then. Been surfing around BGG for a while, and really brings back some memories of great games I used to own. I love Catan. I have the Xbox Live Arcade version and that's where I first fell in love with it, but you can only play against the AI and people online.
I played it with friends at their house, and enjoyed playing it in person too. I wanted to get a copy of my own, but couldn't get my self to pony up $45(CND) for the full version (especially after paying a meare $12(CND) for the Xbox version). My other consern was most the time it was just going to be the two of us playing, other then when we have friends/family over. We first looked at the card version, it seamed too complex. We looked at the dice version, and we have a copy of that in the mail currently (we love dice games, monopoly express dice game is great).
We then saw this cute travel version, I really like the idea of having the tray for holding pieces/cards. I was first conserned about the locked possition of the desert, and the locked number values for each tile. But getting this was only $26(CDN) after shipping, and that allowed me to get this plus the dice game, at the same price as a full version of Catan from my local retail store. To me it was a no brainer. We've only played one game so far (two player variation, more notes about that below) and it worked great.
Everything about this 'travel' version is just fine with us. Yes the lacking variables (locked desert and tile values) may make the game have 'less longevity', but I don't think it will bother us. At the value of the purchase, I highly suggest the Catan Travel Version. Next, as mentioned we mostly will play this in a 2-player variation. We first tried the one found on MayFair Games listed as 'Standard Rules', where you play to 15 points, only trade with the ports/bank, and it's two rolls per turn. We really enjoyed this when we tried it today, an exciting 15-13 finish (15-14 if you include my victory point card which I couldn't count yet). Anyone else have suggestions about good 2-player variations, but using the standard board setup (since the travel board layout is locked down)?
Try Klaus Teuber's official 2p variant: In this variant the desert has to be in the center. Also, you use the other two colors as well to block off each other. Place one settlement of each of the remaning colors (that you didn't choose) one crossing away from the desert on opposite sides of it. Check the picture on page 5 of this document: You need 20 counters (glass beads, Catan chits from Seafarers, or whatever) - the trade chits. Give both players 5 at the beginning.
For each settlement at the desert receive 2, for each one at the coast 1 additional trade chit. If you play a knight/soldier card you may decide to immediately discard it (after you used its ability) to receive 2 additional trade chits. You roll twice on your turn, both numbers have to be different. Re-roll the 2nd roll until you get a different number. During your turn you may perform one special action that you pay with your trade chits for. This action costs you 1 trade chit if you have equal to or fewer vp than your opponent, otherwise it costs 2 trade chits.
The available actions are: a) Place the robber back to the desert. OR b) Take two cards from your opponent (or one if he has only one) and give him exactly two cards back (regardless of the fact that you got only one in case he had only one). This is concidered as a 'forced trade'. Whenever you build a road, you also build one road for one of the neutral players.
If you build a settlement, check if a neutral player is able to build one. If he is, you must build one settlement for that neutral player. If neither of the neutral players could build a settlement, simply place another road for one of them. Play to 10 vp as usual.
Yet, if you’ve only played the base game, you’re missing out on a whole world of expansions, extensions, new editions, variations and spin-offs to try. Below we rank each of them according to their average rating on, which is pretty much the go-to site for all things board game related. And, to make things even easier we’ve separated our rankings into:. Catan Expansions Catan expansions are a great way to extend and alter the classic game. Additions include anything from new game pieces to new scenarios. For the 9 expansions listed below you will need to make sure you own the. If you don’t already own the base game you can buy the.
All links provided are to the 5th edition expansion packs, check your edition before buying. Cities & Knights Expansion Description: Dark clouds gather over the once peaceful landscape. Wild barbarians, lured by Catan’s wealth and power, maneuver to attack. Their massive warships loom against the bright orange horizon.
You must be strong! Barbarians attack the weakest targets and the victim of their onslaught will be the player who contributes the least to the defense of Catan.
Don’t take any chances! Field your knights! In Catan: Cities & Knights you engage in the defense of Catan and compete to build the three great metropolises of Catan. Each of these magnificent urban centers is even more valuable than a city.
They’re also immune to the dangerous barbarians. Invest in city improvements, which you acquire using three commodities of trade: coin, paper, andc loth. If you improve your culture, muster your knights and enrich your fine cities, you will be the master of the great realm of Catan! BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.50/10 Expansion Ranking: 1 out of 9 Players: 3 to 4 Required: Can Be Played With: and Extension: Buy: Explorers & Pirates Expansion Description: Catan: Explorers & Pirates includes 5 novel scenarios, each of which builds upon your previous experience. All are easy to learn, rich in character and lots of fun.
In each, you explore an unknown sea by ship and build settlements on the discovered islands. Scenario 1 (“Land Ho!”) introduces you to valuable harbor settlements, ship-building, exploration and overseas settlement-the most important basic rules of this expansion. Each subsequent scenario introduces a new mission and its simple new rules. The game culminates in Scenario 5 (“Explorers & Pirates”), which incorporates all of these very rich new themes in a diverse and exciting campaign of bold exploration and piracy! BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.42/10 Expansion Ranking: 2 out of 9 Players: 2 to 4 Required: Can Be Played With: NA Extension: Buy: Helpers of Catan Description: Come meet some of the most influential and helpful people on Catan. They are offering their skills and experience to help you with your building plans.
This small expansion is suitable for use with “The Settlers of Catan” and with “Seafarers.” In the new, small expansion “Catan Scenarios – Helpers of Catan,” Marianne, Sean & Co. Are no longer your opponents but help and support you and the other players while playing “The Settlers of Catan” sitting around the table. With the helpers the Base Game becomes even more diverse. BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.32/10 Expansion Ranking: 3 out of 9 Players: 3 to 6 Required: Can Be Played With: Extension: NA Buy: Seafarers Expansion Description: In Catan: Seafarers you control a group of bold seafaring settlers exploring and taming the wild, uncharted Isles of Catan. Each game brings you to new seas and new lands. You might even discover the precious gold fields (a very valuable new terrain). Every game is unique and full of fun!
Embark on an epic quest to settle the home island, build ships and chart nearby waters. Guide your brave seafarers to victory through cunning trades and wise development. Be first to create new sea lanes and settle the newly-discovered isles. The best strategy and a nice dash of luck decide who will be the undisputed ruler of the rich Isles of Catan! BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.21/10 Expansion Ranking: 4 out of 9 Players: 3 to 4 Required: Can Be Played With: and.
Extension: Buy: Frenemies Catan Scenarios Description: We live in a time of altruism on Catan. We give away resources to help lagging players. We move the robber to isolated locations to ensure the safety of our fellows. We even go out of our way to connect our roads with our neighbors’ networks. Has everyone gone nuts? Thanks to their beneficence Catan’s guilds reward such noble-minded behavior by handing out Favor Tokens (FTs). Each guild helps us in different ways: granting us roads, development cards, random resources, preferential trades, or even Victory Points.
In Catan Scenarios: Frenemies of Catan everyone is still just in it for themselves as there is an ulterior motive for everything. In fact sometimes you can help a friend while making things far worse for them. If goodwill really exists it’s not part of this scenario BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.17/10 Expansion Ranking: 5 out of 9 Players: 3 to 4 Required: Can Be Played With: All Extension: NA Buy: Traders & Barbarians Expansion Description: In Catan: Traders & Barbarians you’ll find lots of cool new ways to explore Klaus Teuber’s award-winning game series. You can now play with just 2 players! Add a harbormaster, a friendly robber, or special events. Play with a wealth of new wooden pieces, board tiles and capabilities.
Even link your games to create an intriguing campaign. Use these 4 variants and 5 scenarios to reinvent your Catan experience! 5 Challenging New Scenarios: The Fishermen of Catan- Fish in the great lake or try casting in rich coastal shoals. A fresh, expanded and updated version! The Rivers of Catan- Not one, but two great rivers invite flourishing commerce.
Bridge them en route to glory and wealth. The Caravans- Nomads of the oasis seek wool and grain. Camel caravans offer rich trade opportunities. Barbarian Attack- Eager for booty, vile barbarians land and occupy Catan’s fertile shores. Brave knights unite and ride to battle against the invaders. Traders & Barbarians- Your wagons transport fine marble, glass, tools and sand to help restore Catan’s great castle.
Combine these novel scenarios to create a refreshing, compelling campaign! BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.12/10 Expansion Ranking: 6 out of 9 Players: 2 to 4 Required: Can Be Played With: and Extension: Buy: Fisherman of Catan Expansion Description: For generations, the people of Catan have lived in an island paradise, surrounded by the peaceful sea. They have long known of the benefits of the sea: maritime trade has been crucial to their expansion since the beginning. But recently they have discovered that the sea holds other bounty, ready to be gathered and used in the never-ending quest for expansion and trade. BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.08/10 Expansion Ranking: 7 out of 9 Players: 3 to 4 Required: Can Be Played With: All Extension: NA Buy: Oil Springs Catan Scenarios Description: Eureka! Oil has been discovered on the island of Catan. The great engineers of Catan have learned ways to improve production using this valuable new resource, both by converting it into other materials and enabling the upgrade of cities into metropolises.
But oil is scarce and its use does not come without cost. Using oil produces pollution, as well as climate changing emissions, which bring with them the threat of coastal flooding-and absolute disaster. With the discovery of oil on Catan, the Settlers face a new challenge: deciding whether the common good is worth limiting oil usage or whether the pursuit of victory is worth the risk of ruin. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.79/10 Expansion Ranking: 8 out of 9 Players: 3 to 4 Required: Can Be Played With: All Extension: NA Buy: The Great River Description: This expansion to Settlers of Catan consists of a tile with 3 hex and a river. Every single construction on the side of this river is a gold point. Each 3 gold points worth one victory point.
All the other rules are the same of the usual game – except you may require more victory points to win the game. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.01/10 Expansion Ranking: 9 out of 9 Players: 3 to 4 Required: Can Be Played With: All Extension: NA Buy: Catan Extensions Catan’s one big weakness is that the standard edition is limited to just 4 players. Fortunately, the 5 extension packs below allow you to expand the board and have up to 6 players. Like the expansions above the links are to the 5th edition of the game, however there are also extensions for the 4th edition. Please note that these are not stand alone games and require a. Explorers & Pirates 5-6 Player Extension Description: Up to 6 players can settle Catan and enjoy the missions with pirate lairs, fishing grounds, and indigenous villages.
BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.71/10 Extension Ranking: 1 out of 5 Players: 5 to 6 Required: and and Buy: Cities & Knights 5-6 Player Extension Description: You can settle Catan and use knights to defend your cities against barbarians with up to 6 players. BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.15/10 Extension Ranking: 2 out of 5 Players: 5 to 6 Required: and and Buy: Catan: Extension for 5-6 Players Description: You can settle Catan with up to 6 players.
BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.04/10 Extension Ranking: 3 out of 5 Players: 5 to 6 Required: Buy: Seafarers 5-6 Player Extension Description: You can settle Catan and sail the sea with up to 6 players. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.98/10 Extension Ranking: 4 out of 5 Players: 5 to 6 Required: and and Buy: Traders & Barbarians 5-6 Player Extension Description: You can settle Catan and enjoy the variants and scenarios with traders, barbarians, and much more with up to 6 players. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.98/10 Extension Ranking: 5 out of 5 Players: 5 to 6 Required: and and Buy: Editions Unlike the expansions and extensions above, each of the following editions of Catan are stand alone games and do not require the original base game to play. However, be aware that most of them will not be compatible with the expansions and extensions listed above. Catan – 15th Anniversary Edition Description: To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Catan, an exclusive special edition of the base game and its 5-6 player extension was published. The strong, compartmentalized box contains thick, beautifully illustrated map hexagons and specially designed playing pieces, all made from sturdy wood – a delight for fans and collectors!
BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.73/10 Edition Ranking: 1 out of 7 Players: 3 to 6 Buy: Unfortunately, this edition no longer seems to be for sale. Catan Description: Please note this is the standard 5th edition of the game, which is required for all expansions and extensions above or just buy this edition on its own and play with 3-4 players.
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BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.35/10 Edition Ranking: 2 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Buy: Settlers of Catan: Ancient Egypt Description: The sun of Catan rises over the hot desert sands of Ancient Egypt. Klaus Teuber has re-worked his masterpiece The Settlers of Catan for this unique collector’s edition.
Settle along the banks of the Nile during the time of the Pharaohs. With the help of your oxcart you build small villages and great temples styled after some of the most interesting buildings of Egyptian antiquity.
Beware of the robber! His chariot can interrupt production at your cattle pastures papyrus groves and quarries.
After you master the Base Game you can try these interesting variants and scenarios: Help from the Gods: Adds 10 god cards whose powers add a variety of options for dynamic gameplay. The Great Pyramid allows you to build papyrus boats across the Nile and compete for the pharaoh’s blessing and the vizier’s favor by building blocks onto the great pyramid. BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.31/10 Edition Ranking: 3 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Buy: Star Trek Catan Description: Star Trek: Catan takes two well known media properties and merges them into, well, into something that is 95% The Settlers of Catan glossed with Trek tropes and spiced with new special powers related to Trek personalities. In Star Trek: Catan, players start the game with two small space stations at the intersection of three planets, with each planet supplying resources based on the result of a dice roll. BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.18/10 Edition Ranking: 4 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Expansion: Buy: Catan Geographies – Germany Description: A Game of Discovery, Geography, and History in the land of Poets and Thinkers. Explore and settle the storied land of Germany using the elegant, award-winning game design from The Settlers of Catan. Here, you will find great social interaction, simple rules, beautiful German geography, rich history and lore, and 12 wonderfully-sculpted landmarks.
“Catan Geographies: Germany” is a game about trade, building, and settlement. Start with town halls in 3 cities. Then build roads to neighboring cities, where you can purchase landmarks and new town halls.
Town halls create resource production, while the unique landmarks generate special awards. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.92/10 Edition Ranking: 5 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Buy: Catan Family Edition Description: The Family Edition makes it quick and easy to start playing the game. This version is not expandable. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.86/10 Edition Ranking: 6 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Buy: Catan – Portable Edition (Traveller) Description: Catanophiles rejoice! Now you can take Klaus Teuber’s popular game of expansion and development out of the house and hit the road. Cleverly designed to be compact and self contained with playing pieces that peg securely into place and a game tray designed to hold all cards and accessories.
It’s perfect for Catanians on the move. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.86/10 Edition Ranking: 7 out of 7 Players: 2 to 4 Buy: Variants While still set within the Catan universe, the following variants allow you to play Catan in whole new ways. The games dispose of the standard game board and replace it with cards and/or dice. All of them are stand alone games that do not require a Catan game board. The Rivals for Catan Description: Build your domain to best your Rivals. The Rivals for Catan puts you in charge of one of the two factions developing newly-settled Catan. Use your under card mix to create your own principality.
Explore and settle new lands, acquiring resources through card play and the luck of the dice. Use gold, response combinations, and trade to develop your domaine.
Expand your settlements and cities recruit heroes, and defend your lands through politics, invention, and intrigue. Your cunning and a dash of luck decides who will be Prince of Catan. BoardGameGeek Rating: 7.14/10 Variant Ranking: 1 out of 4 Players: 2 Expansions: and Buy: Starship Catan Description: In a flash, two Starfarers from the Catan space fleet have been thrown through a mysterious wormhole into an unknown galaxy. Lost, dazed an unable to find their way home, and with limited resources, the brave explorers face a seemingly hopeless situation, until they meet four peaceful alien races. These friendly aliens offer them limited aid and will guide them home if they can meet the high standards required for entrance into the Galactic Advisory Council. Now you can take the role of a Starfarer and daringly brave the unknown reaches of space! Battle dastardly pirates, explore & colonize new worlds, strike vital trade agreements, performing missions of mercy, rescues, and interventions, all while improving and preparing your Starship for the journey home.
If you work hard, choose your course carefully and with vigor, you will attain membership in the Council and learn the way home. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.87/10 Variant Ranking: 2 out of 4 Players: 2 Buy: The Struggle for Catan Description: The Struggle for Catan is a fast-paced game between the 2-4 factions developing newly settled Catan. Manage your resources to build settlements, cities, city improvements, knights, and roads that generate victory points or special abilities. While your settlements, cities, and city expansions remain yours, valuable roads and knights change hands. Varied expensive city improvements give you additional victory points and lasting advantages, so they’re generally key to victory. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.31/10 Variant Ranking: 3 out of 4 Players: 2 to 4 Buy: Catan Dice Game Description: The Catan Dice Game is a fast, fun way to experience Catan on-the-go, anywhere and anytime even all by yourself.
Discover, explore, and settle Catan. Play it in only 15-30 minutes. It’s a great casual introduction to the world of Catan. With 6 colorful, high quality, embossed 16mm plastic dice, a generous pad of full color double-sided score sheets featuring two maps for alternate play. You can roll—and risk—your way to victory. So get ready to toss. Challenge the odds and discover a fresh way to master Catan.
BoardGameGeek Rating: 5.69/10 Variant Ranking: 4 out of 4 Editions: and Players: 1 to 4 Buy: Spin-offs Finally, we have the Settlers of Catan spin-offs. While these games differ from standard Catan, they do use some elements of the original in their game play. If you’ve gotten a little board with Catan, you might want to give one or several of them a try. Note each of these is a stand alone game and you do not need a standard Catan game board to play. Settlers of America – Trails to Rails Description: The 19th Century has arrived and America is heading west. Wagon trains form on the frontier.
Settlers seeking fresh lives and opportunities strike out to tame wild lands and build new cities. These new cities rely on young railroads for vital goods.
Trails become rails and create great wealth. While the crowded East still offers options, its resources dwindle. Look west to make your fortune. Smart money seeks rich, unclaimed land and hungry new markets. Finance your settlers as they head west to build capitals of tomorrow. Link these cities with rails of steel.
Operate your railroad to supply the townsfolk with goods. Settle the wide, open land.
Claim your destiny. Settlers of America, Trails to Rails utilizes the simple, fun Catan hex-tile grid to map the young United States.
Collect and trade resources in order to purchase and move settlers, build cities, lay rails and acquire and move trains. Create rail links to acquire gold, which lets you buy resources and use opponents’ rails.
Use trains to distribute goods to rival cities. But, as your settlers populate the West, they deplete the resources of the East. Still, your options always abound.
BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.97/10 Spin-off Ranking: 1 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Buy: The Settlers of Zarahemla – Description: Enter the Promised Land! This is the home of ancient American prophets such as Alma, Mosiah and Samuel the Lamanite. Zarahemla, the Nephite capital, thrived as its people were righteous, and suffered setbacks to its enemies during times of corruption and moral decay. It is your job to settle, unite and reinforce the freedoms of the land of Zarahemla.
Do this through savvy trading, establishing a righteous military of Stripling Warriors or by building a Temple for holy worship. But whatever strategy you choose, choose correctly, as your ultimate prosperity depends on your ability to grow this fledgling society more quickly than your opponents. The Settlers of Zarahemla, based upon The Book of Mormon and created for the Latter-day Saint community, will be an instant hit with your family. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.95/10 Spin-off Ranking: 2 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Buy: Merchants of Europe Description: You are a powerful merchant. Start your trading posts in three cities.
Recruit new merchants and send them to distant cities to establish trading posts and expand your interests. The more trading posts you have, the more commodities are at your disposal which you can sell profitably in foreign cities. To ensure that your commodities arrive safely at their destination, you must open up trade routes and equip caravans. You win the game if you are the first to deliver all of your commodities to foreign cities.
Merchants of Europe uses the simple and fun Catan hex and resource system to recreate the growth of the merchant class across medieval Europe. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.88/10 Spin-off Ranking: 3 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Buy: Catan Junior Description: A Catan adventure for fledgling swashbucklers. Explore the Seas Catan: Junior introduces a modified playing style of the classic game giving younger players the opportunity to experience the world of Catan. Designed for players as young as 5 and is a perfect introduction to the Catan series of games for kids and families. Catan: Junior takes place on a ring of islands where 2 to 4 players build hideouts, and the mysterious Spooky Island, where the Ghost Captain lives.
Each island generates a specific resource: wood, goats, molasses or swords and players can acquire gold. Each player starts with two pirate hideouts, then builds ships in order to expand their network. The more hideouts you build, the more resources you may receive. You use your resources to build ships, hideouts or get help from Coco the Parrot. Just watch out for the dreaded Ghost Captain.
Be the first player to control seven pirate hideouts and you win the game. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.88/10 Spin-off Ranking: 4 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Buy: The Settlers of Canaan Description: The settlers of canaan takes place in the territory of canaan off the coast of the great sea. Each player represents a tribe of Israel seeking to settle in canaan guide your tribe through the fertile lands of canaan. Each hex space will yield resources that you can cash in for roads, settlements and cities.
Harvest resources of stone and ore from the land to help build Jerusalem and receive king david’s blessing. Harvest timber, grain, wool, and brick to build more roads and settlements to expand your territory work quickly your opponents are moving to settle the most fertile parts of canaan you also need to be wary a plague could come upon you at any time and destroy your harvest. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.82/10 Spin-off Ranking: 5 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 Expansion Buy: Starfarers of Catan Description: You have been commissioned to explore the galaxy, build new colonies, and expand commercial ties with the various races of the Galactic Council. This is no easy task.
You must build great spaceships to conquer the distances, carry colonists and cargos, combat hostile pirates, and negotiate and trade with aliens. Careful diplomacy, clever trade, a firm stance against pirates, and the bold colonization of distant solar systems will win you the support of aliens and humans alike and make you the Ambassador of the Galactic Council. BoardGameGeek Rating: 6.81/10 Spin-off Ranking: 6 out of 7 Players: 3 to 4 (can be expanded up to 6) Expansion: Buy: The Kids of Catan Description: Now even the kids can help build Catan! Join Billy, Jacob and Emily as they help their parents build the village of Catan from the ground up. Although they’re way too young to assist with the large buildings, they can bring resources in to help their parents. But watch out for Eric. Eric steals things and players may lose the contents of their wagons before they get back to town.
Once their wagon is full, they get to watch a building go up. The winner of the game is the player who gets to place Catan City Hall in the town square.
BoardGameGeek Rating: 5.31/10 Spin-off Ranking: 7 out of 7 Players: 2 to 4 Buy: So there you have it, over 30 different Settlers of Catan related games, expansions, extensions, editions, variants and spin-offs ranked from best to worst. Ritam software. More board games posts:. What do you think of the list? Leave your comments below. This is a weird post.
How can you rate Cities and Knights Extension above the Catan Extension You need the catan extension to play the cities and knights extension - Also, the ‘Great River’ and ‘Fisherman of Catan’ are in ‘Traders and Barbarians’. In my humble opinion, the main expansions are better for different players, so the ‘best to worst’ will not work for everyone. If you like strategy like the old board game ‘Risk’, get ‘Cities and Knights’. If you want simple variety with different maps get ‘Seafearers’. If you want more variety get ‘Traders and Barbarians’ (please note, you will most likely not enjoy all the different game modes in traders and barbarians).