Questions tagged [catan-seafarers]
The first expansion to Catan. Players can now build ships to expand their horizons and take on whatever new challenges may await them across the sea...
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Can I play catan-seafarers 5-6 player extension without the actual seafarers?
I have just bought the 5-6 player seafarers extension for catan and I also have the basic catan.
Can I play like this? or do I have to have the normal seafarers?
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Seafarers Pirate island - Am I OBLIGED to attack when reaching pirate fortress?
My ship route has arrived at the pirate fortress. The fortress still has it's full compliment of chits underneath.
The rules say I "can" attack but I don't want to right now. I want to wait ...
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Catan: Can I move my boat in the first round of the game?
If I build two boats during the setup, can I move one of them during the first round of the game? Or does the setup count as the first round which would mean that I can't move the boat?
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In catan seafarers, does using a knight on a pirate ship give you double resources?
In Catan (seafarers), there is a new piece introduced: the pirate ship. When you move the pirate ship, even without a knight card, you get to take a resource from the owner of an adjacent boat. If you ...
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Does a player rolling a 7 have to discard half their cards if they have more than 7?
If I roll a "7" every player that has 8 or more cards has to give to the bank the half. Does that include the player who rolled the "7"?
If playing with then Seafarers expansion I ...
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Catan Seafarers Bonus points when you build a new settlement on a new island in certain scenarios
In Catan Seafarers scenarios where you earn two bonus points for your first settlement on a new island, what happens when you upgrade that settlement to a City? How many points is that now worth?
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Catan Seafarers - The Forgotten Tribe scenario : Who claims the harbor?
We have a player who has moved a ship near to a harbor and has claimed the harbor. But, we have another player who is gonna place a settlement for first time on the same island.
So, in this case who ...
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Seafarers of Catan fog scenario question
Scenario: I am placing my ships out into the unknown and at the end of my "road" I decide to build a settlement. When the new hex is flipped it is a water tile and now a settlement cannot be built. ...
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Who gets the 2 bonus victory points for reaching a new island?
When expanding to an island, would the first person on the new island get 2 bonus victory points? Or does everybody get 2 bonus points if it is their first expansion on that island? If the same ...
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Catan Seafarers discovery question
In Catan Seafarers, in a scenario like Fog Island where hexes are unknown, can you build a settlement at an intersection of a known hex and an unknown hex and if you can, do you uncover the unknown ...
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Building settlements in Seafarer
Does one have to travel by sea with boats to an island in order to build a settlement? Or can you build a settlement with road or with boat on any turn?
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Does Catan expansion edition have to match base game edition?
I have the English fourth edition 2007 base game of Settlers of Catan. Are current editions of the expansion, specifically Catan: Seafarers English edition 2015, compatible with this base set?
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Mainland production numbers go to new islands (Settlers of Catan app)
When a player reaches an island by ship, the hex they "land on" gets a production number. However, if the computer has run out of new production numbers to assign, the production number for the newly-...
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Are you able to build a settlement from a separate ship?
Let's say that I have a boat from island A, after a few turns I move boat to island B, now can I start a settlement on island B? Or do I have to make a full shipping line from Island A to Island B or ...
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Catan : how to play with extension 5-6 players when we are less than 5?
I bought the game with the 5-6 player extensions :
If I want to play at 3 or 4 players, do I have to remove additional elements of the game ? or is it common to play at 3 or 4 players for a game ...
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Chit assignment in Catan: Seafarers, Scenario 8: The Wonders of Catan?
In Seafarers, Scenario 8: The Wonders of Catan, each player gets a single Catan chit to start with. Is that chit just meant to count as a victory point or it supposed to be used to indicate the level ...
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Does the Pirate stop fish production when playing Seafarers with Fishermen of Catan?
I know that the Robber can be placed upon the Lake hex in a normal "Fishermen of Catan" game. (see here)
But when you combine it with Seafarers, does anyone know the official answer for either of ...
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Is it possible for a person to lose "Pirate Islands" Seafarers scenario before the game even starts?
So here's where my question stems from: In the Pirate Islands scenario, each player starts with 3 settlements on the Eastern Island. A player only wins if:
a) he has captured the Pirate fortress of ...
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What are the rules updates for Catan in the 5th edition? Are there any?
Page 6 of the new Seafarers rulebook states:
"A general note on Catan rules. This is the 5th English-language edition of Catan Seafarers. Over the years, the rules have been clarified, refined, and ...
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When can you start using the Pirate in Catan Cities and Knights / Seafarers?
In C&K rules, the robber cannot be moved at all until the first Barbarian Attack. When playing C&K combined with Seafarers, does this also apply to the pirate?
It would make a lot of sense to ...
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Where can I find new map ideas for Settlers of Catan Seafarers?
basically my group has played through all the scenarios in the book and I was wondering if anyone knows of a place to get more map layouts?? is there like a sequel book or anything? i didn't have much ...
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When playing the road building card, can a settlement be built between a free road and a free ship?
In Catan seafarers expansion, when playing the road building card, can a settlement be built between building a free road and building a free ship?
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Seafarers: The Fog Island -- discovering hexes with the Road Building Development Card
Scenario 3 of the Seafarers expansion to The Settlers of Catan is The Fog Island, in which players "discover" the hexes in the middle of the game board by building a road or ship that connects to the ...
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Building settlements over the sea
I know that in basic version of SoC each settlement must be at least two roads away from any other settlement. In Seafarers expansions you can build ships, so my question is - does this 'roads rule' ...
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What are the primary enhancements Cities and Knights and Seafarer's add on to the original Settler's of Catan?
What unique features do Cities and Knights and Seafarer's expansions add to the original game?
How do they make the game more playable/interesting?
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Does a gold field draw a resource and commodity, when combining Seafarers and C&K?
Played Seafarers/Cities and Knights recently with someone new and they insisted that a gold field would allow a city to draw a resource and a commodity. I may have missed something, but I checked my ...
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Is the Road Building Development card applicable for ships in Catan Seafarers?
In the Seafarer's Expansion for Settlers of Catan, is the Road Building Development card applicable for ships?
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How big is the Settlers of Catan board?
I'm considering buying a small table, and I want to be sure it'll support all the games I might want to play on it. Sadly, however, I don't have access to Settlers and all its expansion right now.
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Can the pirate be placed on the edge of the board?
In "The Seafarers of Catan" the pirate can be used to steal resources from another player by putting him on a hex adjacent to one of their ships. Is it also allowed to place the pirate on the water ...
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Can an interrupting settlement allow opponents to move previously unmovable ships?
Take a look at the following setup:
Given this board state, can blue move any of his ships? He was previously unable to, then white built the circled settlement, breaking blue's trade route.
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In Seafarers of Catan, are there any special rules for ships or harbors in lakes?
We just played our first Seafarer's scenario (New World random setup) that contained a lake - a water hex surrounded by 6 land hexes. Our Seafarer rules booklet (1999) did not discuss any special ...
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Catan and Seafarers 5-6 player expansion
I have both standard Catan and Catan Seafarer, thinking about buying the player extension to expand both games to 5-6 players. If I only buy the Seafarer's player extension, can I also use it onto my ...
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Seafarers - Ships over Ports?
Quick question about seafarers. Ports are added onto the map by placing them alongside the edge of a hex. Once a port is there is it right to consider that edge as Coastal or not? i.e. Can a ship be ...
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Catan : Multiple extension combination
I just bought the extension Cities and Knights (I don't know the rules very well at the moment).
I already have the base game and the Seafarers of Catan.
Is it possible to combine, on the same board,...
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With both Seafarers and Cities & Knights expansions, how many victory points should I play to?
I've recently gotten Cities & Knights and plan to play it with my existing Seafarers of Catan expansion once I get the hang of it. Looking through the manuals for both Seafarers of Catan and ...
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How do you place your initial settlements in Settlers of Catan?
Initial settlement placement in Catan can really affect the outcome of the game. What strategy do you follow in Settlers of Catan for initial settlement placement. Does this strategy change if you ...
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What are the key strategy differences between Settlers of Catan and Seafarers?
Just starting out with Seafarers of Catan—what are the key strategy differences between Settlers of Catan and Seafarers?
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