CATAN UNBOX Now | Catan | Board Game | Ages 10+ | 3-4 Players | 60 Minutes Minutes Playing Time
Catan Studios| Catan | Board Game | Ages 10+ | 3-4 Players | 60 Minutes Playing Time
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| Age Range | 8+ | 8+ | 8+ | 10+ | 7+ | 10+ |
| Playtime | 45 mins | 30-60 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 30-45 mins | 30 mins |
| Players | 2-4 Players | 2-5 Players | 3-6 Players | 2-4 Players | 2-5 Players | 3-7 Players |
| Dimensions: | 29.97 x 24.13 x 8.38 cm; 907.18 Grams |
| Model: | CN3071 |
| Material: | Wood |
| Colour: | Multi-color |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 10 years and up |
| Assembly: | No |
| Dimensions: | 29.97 x 24.13 x 8.38 cm; 907.18 Grams |
| Material: | Wood |
| Quantity: | 1 |
This game was a smash hit in our house this Christmas! We’ve played it about 10 times with different people and every game has been great. Can’t believe we haven’t bought it sooner. The game itself is good quality in a nice sturdy box and board and with wooden pieces. The game itself is genius – competitive without causing divorce (like Monopoly), lasts long enough to feel like you’ve had a good game but doesn’t drag on too much. Also no two games are quite the same as the board is never the same if you set it up randomly. There are tactics involved for sure but also a lot of luck. The rules seem complicated at first but it’s actually a very easy game to play. I think we’ll be enjoying this one for years and we’ll probably end up with an expansion or two as well.
Compared to the base CATAN, the value for money of this extension is not anywhere close. Above all its a big shame that for the Scenario 8 “The Wonders of Catan” there are no proper cards and expected to be paper cutted from the instructions guide 🙁 Disappointing!!
Love this game! Been using it for family game time. Just perfect!!
Great add on for the much loved Catan game, although expensive it still the cheapest place to buy it. Great fun with family and friends – adds the abiiiry to build boats instead of road and expand to new islands. Love i
A classic board game, tried for the first time. Actually quite simple to set up and play, the guide really helps.
Loads of fun, suitable for kids from around 9 onwards.
We love this family friendly game. It requires some strategy but mainly luck. Easy to learn to play.
Love this game. Arrived on time and with sensible, good packaging.
Love this extension for Catan. Makes the game more fun. Highly recommended.
This is the base game for Catan and is well made (see comments on ones made in China). Would not call it a travelling version more for home use. Have several expansions as well including the Seafarers expansion and this one was made in China which is significantly poorer quality than the others. So make sure if you buy and of the Catan games and expansions make sure they are not made in China which you can tell from the source of the Game. They should have wooden playing pieces to be the high quality product. Generally made in the USA or Europe. Also to get extra playing pieces source these from Germany. They are good quality and at a reasonable price.
Perfect addition to the game you already love. You can share and have fun with more players. Increase the difficulty by adding more players and tiles to the board or addition of more victims for you to conquer. Overall great product adds the same aesthetic to existing main game lovely wooden pieces and Perfect quality board. Great for getting the family together and having a good time.
Bought 25th anniversary edition in black friday sale. The set is very well made, the pieces and tiles look and feel so nice in front of you. The hexes fit together very well, the box is very well laid out, easy to take to parties, contains everything needed for 3-6 players.
If you havent got Catan yet this is the version to get, especially if you can get it for 50 or less like I did.
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Catan released a guide on how to play for 2 people during 2020 and this opens up this excellent game to a pair. Lots of possibilities due to the random initial set up although just as easy to use the suggestions.
This game is sooo good! Have heard loads of people talking about it so I decided I should give it a go. It took us a while to understand the rules but that’s only because whoever wrote them clearly wanted to make it sound trickier than it is but it’s actually a simple game and good fun!
One of the best games ever for table top players. Expandable but not necessary, and two player setups downloadable off the web.
Every games is different, easy to pick up compared to some games.
This is a strategy board game involving strategic decision making, theft or trade of resources and building a world to get more resources. it is more complex than it looks and does involve skill rather than just luck although luck is a big part of dice rolls of course. it can be added to with extra packs to expand the game.
only down side is that it is minimum 3 players.
a full game takes about an hour.
it is great fun and one we go back to over and over.
Great expansion. It doesn’t add as much to the game as the cities and knights expansion but this is a good first expansion to get.
It adds a lot to the base game, there’s a lot of different ways you can set the board so it’s different and the rules are straight forward. It does however result in an enormous board.
Honestly only of the best games for family and friends fun. No two games are the same.
I was surprised that the quality of the package/game was super high quality and really sturdy. I know it will last me a looong time. Good and speedy delivery too.
He understood the game mechanics straight away and loves playing it.
The theme is pirate so the resources are a little different from the adult version, but it still incorporates most of it’s gameplay such as the ‘robber’ which in this case is a ‘captain’ and instead of building roads and cities you build ships and lairs or trade for Coco the Parrot tiles which is like the Development Cards.
I wish it would give you the option of where to place your first lair and ship though as this is one of the main strategies in Settlers of CATAN and I don’t think it would’ve made it too hard for juniors.
Overall, there’s not much room for strategy planning as much of it is down to luck but I guess as a junior game for my 5 year old, will do now.
I expect he will outgrow it by the time he’s 7 though and move onto the proper game, but it is a great introductory game for him nevertheless.
I bought this game to spend time during the lock down and it was a great investment. We played it mostly in 2 people and it was lots of fun. We have then bought further extensions and added our own rules.
We also played in 4 people which has very different twist than in 2. Friends also purchased the game after visiting us.
Bought as a present, so can’t provide photo, but my son was pleased to receive it. All was present and correct.
Great game, really enjoy playing it with family and friends. Looking forward to getting more add ons for it.
This is my absolute favorite boardgame! We’ve had it for years and just love it! I actually bought this one to give to a friend and they love it! We play it all the time! Ours is lasting a long time, the box and the pieces are actually quite resistant and the game comes with several little plastic bags to help keep it all organised! I’ve actually played my friend’s one and it is more modern than ours! Just love it!!
Fun game but is very long and you need a big table!
Great game for friends or family night but expensive if you buy all the other parts to it. Still a great game
Bought on sale. Being a newb and suspicious about fakes I checked everything in quantity and quality. . Considering other reviews I think I received an original or a very good fake. The black plastic mould in the box for inserting the pieces seemed to be from an older version of the game (I’m assuming) so it’s possibly a fake but the game I got is perfect so it’s definitely worth the discounted price regardless. Not worth the full price
If you are buying the expansion you know what we are talking about. It allows you to extend the game to addition 2 people, more fun!
Such a great game. We watched a tutorial video on you tube which showed us how to use – seems complicated at first but worth persevering because once you get it it’s really easy and loads of fun. We play with our teens and they love it. Lots of trade and tactics but with no stress .
Great expansion for a firm family favourite. The only downside is that the frame pieces of the expansion do not really fit with the settlers frames so there are gaps
I’m so happy I finally got my Catan Seafaris extension. It’s really fun to have so many more ways to play, ny friends and I love Catan night. Comes with a book with 8 scenarios or you can make up your own. Really worth it! Next on my list is the 5-6 players extension!
Amazing game! Really recommend it for whole families my boys 9 & 6 love to play it it was easy for them to understand and makes them think before doing something. My kids have very little screen time so games like this are important for me to get for them. I love this game and my kids friend already asked they parents to get them one aswell so its a win.
Works well with just two people! My guess is it will be best played with three and won’t work super well with four.
Quite easy to learn and beautifully made – no two hex cards are alike!
Very happy with the packaging, it arrived the next day of ordering.
Took a little while to identify all the tips and wrinkles as taught to play by my daughter, but now a family favorite
We play this as a family with our three kids – youngest age 9. It takes a bit of getting to grips with the instructions but I think it’s a great game. It’s fun, absorbing and so inclusive. THIS is what we need to get through lockdow
Love this game. We tried our frinds out first. Then bought our own. Family fun game. Love it. Recommend this game.
For my kids in their 20’s – they love it. Bought the extension pack too to spread the joy. Lockdown a bit of a pity but we’re all prepared for socialising again.
Could not recommend this game enough! Even though it’s meant to be for 3-4 players, it’s still great fun to play between 2 people with very little adaptions. The actual game board and pieces seem really well made as well.
Brilliant game. Played it nearly every day throughout Christmas holidays. Didn’t rate “thickness” – wasn’t sure what on earth Amazon meant by that rating?! Our two kids aged 10 and 12 have understood it really well. Bit complicated the first time you play but it all gets easier once you have the basics. Really enjoyable. I can imagine we will be getting expansion packs this time next year!
Our grandson, 4 years old, loves it and the whole family have been playing it, including us via Zoom!
Our grandson, 4 years old, loves it and the whole family have been playing it, including us via Zoom!
Great game we have the original catan so it was a bit of a change but in a good wakeeps everyone on they’re toes
Great game we have the original catan so it was a bit of a change but in a good wakeeps everyone on they’re toes
Takes a play or two to get your head around the rules. I think my children stitched me up on my first game. Games lasted about 2 hours.
We’ll forgive them as this is strictly Kirk era but the rules of acquisition apply anyway.
This is a great version of the basic game and doesn’t change the rules too much. Love the character cards addition though and the Star ships to place on the board are far superior to the old roads. Worth getting even if you have the vanilla game. Love the Klingons; Qapla!
Introduced to this game last Christmas I couldn’t resist buying it for my adult son, who enjoys board games. You need at least 3 players to enjoy this game. The board layout can be changed to adjust the difficulty, so it’s suitable for most ages.
I awoke one morning on the island of Catan, at the time I didn’t know I was on some island in the middle of nowhere. After walking around all day, I ended up strolling down a hill, towards the sunset, hoping it would take me away from the madness of hexagon terrains covered with fields, forests and mountains. People were all around trading their beloved sheep for a piece of grain, or a chunk of rock for an entire tree.
Hiding behind one tree that someone had just given away for a brick, was a robber. Dressed in grey, he was waiting patiently, and I soon found out what he was awaiting for as two hopeless pillocks came along and rolled a couple of dice along the ground. They rolled a 7, and quickly the robber came flying out and smashed them both over the head with a tree branch and rode one of their sheep off in to the sunset. I don’t know what was more bizarre, the sheep riding robber, or the fact two people just stopped to roll a couple of dice in the middle of a path as if it was a normal day, and as if they hadn’t got anything else better to do.
Further on in to my journey, I discovered more people, building roads, Knights hitting people and taking things to give to other people, and others begging for ore… I carried on walking to get away from this crazy world, but I was trapped on an island of pure insanity. The only way off, wait for the Seafarers to bring their boats, and even then they would take me to more madness. It’s fine though, ‘Scotty, one to beam up’. ARGH! No wait, it’s more madness in space. I just saw a Klingon Robber smash someone’s skull in to steal their Oxygen!
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Review:
The game known as Catan, or to the more experienced a tabletopper, Settlers of Catan. Created by Klaus Teuber, he’s created many more versions since he first started this back in 1995, which include Star Trek and Game Of Thrones. It’s sold millions upon millions of copies and remains one of the best board games that too many people still don’t know about.
This is a trading game that’s easy to learn for 3 or 4 players, but could end up making you hate dice more than ever, but you’ll still be playing it for years. It can be turned in to a 5 or 6 player game with the expansion, and that’s a joy in itself. You build the board by creating a hexagon seascape, and fill it with an island using 19 hexagon pieces of different types of terrain that provide resource. Of course, when you play your first game of Catan, you’ll use the standard rule names for resource like lumber, grain and wool. It’ll soon turn in to wood, wheat and sheep. The classic line of course while trading is “Do you have wood for sheep?” It even went as far as The Big Bang Theory in an episode called The Recombination Hypothesis. Make sure you look that one up if you haven’t seen it. The innuendos are incredible.
On setting up the game, you have a nice looking island with different land masses like mountains, forests, and even one tile that has a desert. This really is a dirty place because it’s the original home of a robber. More on that entity in a moment. Each tile gets a number. This can be set up from the Game Rules and Almanac you get with the game, or you could be really daring and mix up all the tiles before placing them down, and that goes for the circular numbers which are placed on each tile as well. Mixing them up seriously creates a challenge, and always makes for a different game every time and gives it more longevity.
Now the board is ready, everyone takes their coloured pieces which consist of 15 roads, 5 settlements and 4 cities, and also have a Building Cost card which comes in very handy. Try and play the game without fiddling with your game pieces. Apart from playing the game properly, you’ll be building things with them every chance you get. To kick off the game, choose the starting player who puts down a settlement and a road in between the terrains (on the corners of the hexes), or even on the edge of the island near the sea if you wish. Then players go clockwise. Once it gets to the last player, they take their turn and then have another turn and then placements go anti-clockwise so everyone ends up having two settlements and two roads on the board. On the players second placements, whatever the settlement is touching for example, two forests and a pasture (which will soon be called sheep), you’d get two wood cards and a sheep… I mean wool card. These cards can be used to build things, as long as you have all the required cards, which you collect, trade and spend throughout the game. Important rules, each settlement placed at the start has to have their road placed next to that piece so it’s always a good idea to observe the board before placing anything, and also settlements/cities cannot be next to each other, there is a two space rule for all settlements/cities. That becomes very clear and easy from the first game.
After placing all the pieces, the game begins with the throw of the dice by the player who first put down their settlement and road (who is also the last person, which is fun). When the dice land, whatever number comes up, players with settlements touching terrain of that number get the resource cards. Later on, when players have cities, any city touching a terrain would get two cards. It’s quite a simple game, but the dice decide your fate more than anything. Great fun though.
When it’s a players turn, after doing the rolling and getting resource phase, trading can take place. It’s only between the current players turn and everyone else. Players cannot trade with each other if it’s not their turn.
Let’s talk about that dirty Robber. This originally sits in the desert, but once a 7 is rolled, or if someone uses the Knight Development Card, it can be moved and placed on any number on the board, which blocks that number until the robber is moved to another one. So if the Robber is placed on a ‘5’, if anyone has a Settlement or City next to that terrain with that covered number, they wont get any resource cards connected with it until it’s moved. It’s evil, especially if you get a game where the 7 comes out constantly, and it does happen. By the way, whoever places the robber and puts it on a number that’s connected to another players Settlement or City, they can steal a random card from them, if two people are next to that terrain, the robbing player chooses only one person to steal from. Like I said though, evil.
Every player has a Building Cost card to show what you need to build roads, more settlements, cities, and development cards which can end up putting anyone who buys them in a strong position. These development cards hold such things as Knights, when used can move the robber on the board to a new number, usually someone you want to block and/or steal a card from. Handy tip about the Knight card, you can use it before rolling when it comes to your turn, always fun to steal someone’s card before things really kick off. There are also Monopoly cards which gives you the power to say any resource and every player gives you ALL of what they have of that resource. There are cards that give you Victory points, which gets you that little bit closer to winning the game, and these are revealed as soon as you have 10 points to be victorious, but never shown until the end. All development cards can only be used once, and you can’t use a development card as soon as you buy it unless it’s the Victory point card that gets you to your 10th point.
Yes, 10 points, that’s all you need for victory, to be the lord of the sheep and master of bricks. The King of wheat and a God of the forests. It doesn’t sound much does it? 10 points. Good news, everyone when they set up the game starts on 2 points for having two Settlements, which are worth a point each. Get a City to replace a Settlement, it’s worth 2 points, so you’re aiming to get as many Settlements and Cities on the board as possible. But games can go on for an hour or two before there is a victor, and even longer if you have the 5-6 player expansion. It’s brilliant. Winning is earnt through strategy, but every roll you want certain numbers to give you the resource to build what you need. It doesn’t always work out as you plan.
Other things that can get you the 10 points are the bonus missions. If you have the longest road, you claim the Longest Road card which is worth 2 points, and also the Largest Army card, also worth 2 points, for anyone who has the most Knight cards. This can take time, they’re only available when someone has a road length of five, and three Knight cards. They can be taken though from anyone who manages to get more, meaning they lose the 2 point advantage and the new player gains it. I think having these cards puts you on more edge than anything.
Having a Settlement or City at one of the Harbours is brilliant and gives a player a huge advantage. There are regular harbours that you can trade three of your resource cards for one different resource card, this is known as Maritime Trade. There are special harbours where you can trade two specific resources for one different card. If you manage to have a settlement next to the wheat for example, and wheat is doing really well for you, and you build a settlement next to a harbour that can trade two wheat for a different resource, you’re laughing all the way to the bank. The less you can trade for what you want is a path to winning Catan.
There are all kinds of different versions out now, along with expansions. There’s even a card game called Struggle For Catan, and a brilliant little dice game that wont take up 2 hours of your life.
If you’re a veteran at board games like me, growing up with games like Cluedo and Monopoly, you’ll appreciate this game for the rest of your life. It’s an amazing game and there’s a reason why it’s still going strong after 25 years. Don’t just sit there… Game!
Fantastic game!! One of my favourites!! Really easy to understand
easy to learn , each game different and each game about an hour long
I bought this scenario to add more variety to the base Catan game and Spring Oils completely met my expectations. I have to say that the new resource (oil) is overpowered, and thus people are going to use it quite a lot, which will cause natural disasters to occur during the game. If many people play (3/4) it is very likely that all will lose the game (pyrrhic victory to the one who captured more oil, i.e., decided not to use it). For a game with the special rules for two players that is most likely not to happen. In any case, the game finishes much faster than the regular game since the use of oil speeds up everything.
In any case, is a scenario that I recommend everyone to add a different touch to the base game. My and my girlfriend play one or the other (only base or base+oil springs) depending on what we feel like.
Finally, I have to say that it arrived sooner than expected and in very good conditions. Although it is a free scenario that people can download and print from the official catan webpage, I recommend to buy a physical copy for the quality of the pieces and instruction set.
Fantastic value expansion.
Delivery from supplier was exceptional.
Catan T&B is a fantastic value for money expansion with 5 different scenarios!
Worth the effort getting to learn how to play it.
We already have Rivals of Catan and love it but that is just for two players so we bought this version to play with more players . Great game for playing with the family – different ages bring different skills and strategies. It looks daunting at first but once you’ve watched it being played, it’s pretty easy to pick up. You need a decent size table/flat surface to lay it out. When we unwrapped the cellophane from the box, we discovered some tokens were missing (can only assume this happened at the factory) but we managed to improvise using pieces from Talisman. Yes, OK, we’re nerds! Anyway, we contacted the seller and they have since sent out a bag of the missing pieces free of charge as soon as we brought it to their attention.
We as a family play every week as an expansion to basic catan! Love i
My family are used to playing both the basic Catan game and the Seafarers Expansion, both of which we are very pleased with. The Knights Expansion is still a good game but is different from the other two with a different focus, which makes it a bit more difficult to play. Some might prefer it of course.
we play the full size Catan games and this is perfect as a quick game which isn’t difficult to learn and incorporates a lot of the elements in the basic full size game. Could do with a travel case though.
Great price for this extention. This game is my favourite
Played this online to start with but wanted the board game to play to. It’s not a quick easy game to learn but once you get the jist it becomes addictive to say the least! It takes a bit more thinking than your usual games so actually keeps you entertained. Good quality board and pieces so hopefully they’ll last a lifetime.
Best game ever and this extension allows more players to join in!
Not used our copy of the expansion yet but have played it at our friend’s place. Not much to review here really, but if you already enjoy playing the base game of Catan then you will definitely benefit from this expansion. The additional tiles mean you can make a larger island and play with 5 or 6 players, OR you can play a standard island 3 to 4 players and switch around some of the tiles to make the game more challenging; you could use the second desert tile or make lumber more plentiful and ore more scarce for example. Alternatively you could make the 3 to 4 player game potentially a bit easier (or quicker?) too by replacing the desert tile with a resource or by replacing the No.2 and No.12 discs with No.6 and No.8 discs for instance. You could then make your own house rules for rolling a 2 or 12, say a 2 could mean move the robber but you steal from every player on the tile, and a 12 could allow you to move the robber and steal all resources from a chosen player etc. These are some of the possibilities the expansion allows for.
Such a fun game. super easy to understand. and a great way to spend your time with friends or family.
We found it easy to learn and it’s a great first expansion if you’re just coming from the main game, and there are several different scenarios to choose from so you don’t get through it quickly!
Would recommend as a first expansion pack if you’re not sure which one to go for!
In terms of the game play we were new to this style of game so it took a slow walkthrough for half a game to work out how it works. Once we were going it was really fun.
This is the best game I have played that develops on collaboration / conflict and consequences. The kids learn quickly that if you punish another player then they are unlikely to deal with you later. .
Excellent game, and still works 2-player if you’re stuck during lockdown.
Not my cup of tea but my grandson thought it was grea
Lovely made, good quality, and great to have the extension for more people to play
Really easy to learn. Changes every time you play. Good mixture of strategy and luck.
The actually quality of the product is good. Well made wooden pieces. The only not-so-great-thing is that it’s difficult to take the pieces apart from each other when you first get the game so some of the paper peeled off.
But game is really good fun. Quality is good. Price is a little expensive in my opinion but it is a really fun game.
If you played the game before, worth it , the game board good and strong, only the house and bridges a bit to small ..
This game is absolutely fantastic! Pretty easy to learn how to play and never gets dull! We play it with the whole family.
I was introduced to Catan by my brother on holiday with our families. I bought it for our family as soon as we got back.
It is a really engaging board game, forcing constant interaction between the players to trade for various raw materials in order to expand your colony.
It can get a little heated when alliances naturally occur, but nowhere near as destructive for family relationships as the attack games like Risk; because you don’t kill anyone, just build yourself up.
Best news is that the game ends!! Generally 2hours, though my son cleaned up in 20 minutes once (a new strategy he was testing). And there are plenty of expansion packs if you want to add new elements to the game, either size of groups or complexity.
It’s our favourite game at the moment. Definitely recommend. Kids love it more than their devices… so that says it all!
The game quality is excellent, but if you have issues and want to return it, they don’t offer free returns and you have top pay for tracked return for yourself. Bit disappointed.
This is a very good game that I totally recommend but watch out for more updated versions.
Kids got this game for Christmas. It’s not our the most favourite game (we may need an extension now as it seems too short for us at the moment) but it’s a very good game. at the beginning we were placing the starting settlements as per instructions but now we just roll a dice and choose the location ourselves. It’s always tricky to chose the perfect staring location. we play it with the whole family, kids age 7 and 10.
My 5 year old and my wife are both requesting to play it again. Say no more 🙂
Got this for a board games night with some friends, fun to play and the board itself is very well made. Instructions are clear and even has a QR code on the side that leads to a helpful learn to play site.
Got this for a board games night with some friends, fun to play and the board itself is very well made. Instructions are clear and even has a QR code on the side that leads to a helpful learn to play site.
A good game, worth learning the rules and once you do it is lots of fun, makes you think. Also this is a peaceful game, doesn’t cause arguments!
This is a fabulous game, lots to learn but when you get going it’s great fun. The quality of this game is excellent with fun rockets and attachments!
Bought this expansion as its widely considered the best expansion for the catan games. However, my main gripe is the change of style of pieces. I have an older edition of the base game and now none of my pieces match as I would like, Its still playable but it does annoy me (perhaps unjustly).
Secondly, this is just the expansion to the base game and adds no players, you need to fork out another 40 for the seafarers added player expansion. If it didnt end up coming out of my bank account I’d think the practice was very clever.
Mini ish version of the board game. Enjoyed playing it but there’s a set route so not as much freedom as the original board game.
Supberb service delivery in 2 day of order without prime Absolutely brilliant game 5 stars all the way. Can look complicated but it really is not. Highly recommend.
Bought this for my daughter, she is extremely happy with this board game and has hours of fun playing it.
Good to expand on the original game. The pieces could fit a little better together.
Top quality game with only slightly complex rules in comparison to the heavyweights of Monopoly and the likes. Undoubtedly better than Monopoly too. Worth the price and gets better with every play.
Love the original game so bought this to take on holiday. Slightly different from original but that doesn’t spoil it. Not cheap but if you like Catan it’s probably worth it. Not sure how durable it will be but it’s certainly very compact and well thought out with the pieces, dice roller and storage drawers. Very small pieces and cards but nicely made.
I didn’t think that Catan could get any better, but it just did. Me and my 10 year old son play this together all the time. It’s great to find a game that is as good playing with two players as with multiple.
decide to resume with this one, and it was a great choice: this game has the right amount of strategy playing with balanced complexity… which is actually very simple to learn. I wanted a game for casual players, as having guests at home that do not play it often, so must be simple enough to learn its dynamic in the first 30 minutes instead of multiple game sessions, and it is what I looked for. Expensive I would say, but still a great choice. Also very clear instructions.
Easy to learn. My 8 year old son also loves this game. We have spent hours playing it together as a family!
Bought this for our 6 year old grandson at Christmas. Such a huge hit and is played often. Highly recommend
The instructions at first seem ridiculously complicated for an old fogey like me, but after a couple of games you get the hang of it. Adds good gameplay to the standard set.
If I had one criticism it’s that it seems pricey for what it is, but I can see that a lot of thought has gone into it so maybe it’s not that unreasonable. It is irritating that this is only for 4 players though, and the expansion pack for two more is almost as much as the original set. That’s the same for all Catan packs though.
Adds considerable complexity and time to the original game, so should only be used when you have plenty of time to play (nearly four hours is a good rule of thumb). Definitely makes an already good game better and even more involving, introducing new strategic options and ways to outsmart your opponents (and, of course, yourself if you aren’t careful).
Bought this as a present for Christmas and have to say that its really great fun to play. Very quick and easy to learn, but provides a good balance of speedy play together with a need for strategic thinking and delightful nastiness towards your opponents. Quite addictive.
Bought this as a present for Christmas and have to say that its really great fun to play. Very quick and easy to learn, but provides a good balance of speedy play together with a need for strategic thinking and delightful nastiness towards your opponents. Quite addictive.
This is a good addition to the basic Settlers of Catan game, but took some time to work out, as it seemed as though there were pieces missing. Not all the versions are equally enjoyable – we have ended up changing the rules for one of the games.
Pictures were a bit different to our original board but our board is 20 years or more old. We could still clearly know which ones where for wool, orc, bricks etc. You are also given another two new players.
Very well made and nicely presented. Really enjoyed playing but found it difficult to learn. – that said everyone’s different.
One of the best games I’ve played and really like the way the board can be set up in many variations
Great game – I was used to playing Sid Meiers Civilization then came across this irl board game! It’s great and good fun with friends. Easy to set up and use and the expansion for more players as a minimum is a must!
My family have been playing Catan for a few years now, but we’re all predictable players. This expansion added a really fun new element that saw us all playing slightly differently. It was a good way to change a game that we all enjoy for the bette
My family have been playing Catan for a few years now, but we’re all predictable players. This expansion added a really fun new element that saw us all playing slightly differently. It was a good way to change a game that we all enjoy for the bette
The package arrive before time, everything was in good conditions and all is well printed and all the pieces were there.
Overall was a good purchase
Only had this since Christmas Day and have already spent hours playing it – will get the expansion packs eventually as well.
If you like the game Risk you will love this!
Great for winter game nights. Comes with instructions and example so it will make it easier to learn. I recommend playing the game for the first few times with someone who has experience and can guide you through the strategics of the game. Some of the parts are wooden and not plastic as it used to be.