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Three or four players (up to 6 with the extension) play against each other to create the most prestigious settlement on the island of Catan, rolling dice to collect resources to build roads, towns, cities and other advancements. (90-120 minute playtime)
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Does a player win Catan if they forget to count their points?
While your question is different than this one, the answer is the same. The rules state:
If you have 10 or more victory points during your turn the game ends and you are the winner! If you reach …
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Catan: when to buy development cards?
I generally buy developments when I have the ore-grain-sheep combination, absolutely nothing else to buy, and I have six or seven cards in my hand.
If I have to pick between losing half my cards or …
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Settlers of Catan 15th Anniversary Edition?
I just heard about a 15th-anniversary edition of the Settlers of Catan game, and I must be blind because I can't find anything on Mayfair's site about it. …
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Can a 4-length road ever be Longest Road in Settlers of Catan?
You lose longest road; by definition, none of you have a road with a length of at least 5.
From the rules:
Set the “Longest Road” card aside if—after a longest road is broken—several players tie …
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Distribution of tokens in Standard 4 player catan?
Here you go:
A = 5
B = 2
C = 6
D = 3
E = 8
F = 10
G = 9
H = 12
I = 11
J = 4
K = 8
L = 10
M = 9
N = 4
O = 5
P = 6
Q = 3
R = 11
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How do you place your initial settlements in Settlers of Catan?
There are a ton of variables to deal with, such as where everyone else has already placed, the numbers on the resources, and nearby ports.
I always like to try and get my brick/wood combo on my first …
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When is the Richest Settler evaluated?
The latest core Settlers of Catan (link to PDF) rules state:
If you have 10 or more victory points during your turn the game ends and you are the winner! … And the Traders and Barbarians (link to PDF) scenarios state:
The normal rules for The Settlers of Catan apply. The changes are described below. …
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How to easily differentiate Catan expansion pieces?
I don't have the Traders and Barbarians expansion, but assuming it doesn't come with a list of components, you could do the following:
If you have a digital camera and a color printer, you could take …
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What are some alternatives to using dice in Settlers of Catan?
Randomness in games can bother me, but Settlers of Catan is one of those games where I don't mind the randomness. …
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Are there good two player rules for resource trading in Settlers of Catan?
While I've never tried it out, there is a variant set of rules here that uses the white player as a neutral third party. It looks a little interesting, but the rules in the link only allow the neutra …
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Which Settlers of Catan expansions are recommended?
The Fishermen of Catan
This is a small expansion that I got in the now-defunct Games Quarterly magazine (according to BGG, it was in Issue 12 of Spring 2007). …
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How to reduce slow starts at the beginning of the game?
Don't forget, you get a resource card for each resource you touch when you place your second settlement.
If you're still finding things going slow, here's some random ideas you can use:
For each pl …
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Fixing warped board pieces
You might want to contact Mayfair Games -- doing a Google search turned up quite a few people with warped hex tiles as well, and the consensus was to contact Mayfair.
If that's a dead end, you can tr …