With the new Catan-game " The First Settlement" Klaus Teuber distances himself the most from the well-known game mechanics of the Settlers series Players take on the role of newcomers to Catan & learn how the adventurous life in the first settlement played itself out They explore using a new movement mechanic for the raw materials they need to build the settlement Along the way they discover useful natural products
- but also encounter wild animals & are confronted with adventurous situations Those who survive these encounters obtain the raw materials they sought as well as experience points that improve the abilities of the player&s character Over time then the player becomes stronger smarter or more charismatic & is better & better suited for the dangers of the wild Back in the village the natural products can be used to brew beverages while the raw materials are used for building Through this building the settlement grows & players obtain victory points The main attraction of the game lies in the exploration of the island & the development of the individual player characters But trading & interaction between the players is also important Number of players 2-4 Playing Time 60 Minutes Suggested age 12 City Building Exploration
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This is the second game in the & Abenteuer Catan& (Catan Adventures) series that started with Candamir The First Settlers The theme of Elasund is based on the & Die Siedler von Catan& novel written by Rebecca Gable itself based on the original The Settlers of Catan game In Elasund players compete & cooperate to build the premier city of Catan Elasund is growing fast & Catanians are streaming into the city eager to make a fortune! You will help develop the city & heed the call to generate growth & prosperity The city thrives as you build & create influence but watch for competitors! Elasund is the an exciting board game from the Catan Adventure series based on the great saga of The Settlers of Catan Command your faction as struggle to control the development of Catan&s first city You&ll compete with the other leaders in this port frontier to construct tear down & rebuild homes shops mills & city walls Dominate local trade & use your grants & permits to outmaneuver your foes & you&ll be the first city master in the new land of Catan! For 2-4 players ages 10 & up Contents 1 rule booklet 1 game board 44 wooden pieces 2 dice 1 trade ship 9 church tiles 36 city wall tiles 37 buildings 90 game cards 2 city gates 4 turn overview cards 20 building permits Number of players 2-4 Suggested Age 10 Playing Time 90 Minutes ...

Now up to 6 players can develop their cultures build metropolises & muster their knights against the scourge threatening Catan! Expand & inject even more excitement into your Cities & Knights games without sacrificing ease of play Add more friends & family & even more drama to the award-winning game of culture politics trade & conflict Expansion requires Catan Board Game & Cities & Knights Expansion to use Add up to two more players to your Catan Cities & Knights Game Ages 10 Takes the Catan Cities & Knights Game up to 3 to 6 players 60 minute playing time Box Contains 18 Commodity Cards 3 Victory Point Cards 12 Wooden Knights 6 City Walls 2 Development Flip-Charts 1 Rulebook Scenario Booklet ...

Dark clouds gather over the once peaceful landscape Wild barbarians lured by Catan&s wealth & power maneuver to attack Their massive warships loom against the bright orange horizon You must be strong! Barbarians attack the weakest targets & 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 & 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 & cloth If you improve your culture muster your knights & enrich your fine cities you will be the master of the great realm of Catan! Expansion requires Catan Board Game to use Learn in only 15 minutes Play in only 60 minutes Create knights to protect the land from invading barbarians & build city improvements that confer benefits Ages 12 Box Contains 36 Commodity Cards 54 Progress Cards 6 Victory Point Cards 3 Wooden Metropolis Pieces 1 Wooden Merchant Figure 1 Custom Event Die 1 Wooden Barbarian Ship 24 Wooden Knights 12 City Walls 4 Development Flip-Charts 1 Sea Frame Piece 1 Rulebook ...

The Catan Dice Game is a fast fun way to experience Catan on-the-go anywhere & anytime Discover explore & settle Catan in only 15-30 minutes It&s a great casual introduction to the world of Catan with six colourful high-quality embossed 16mm plastic dice a generous pad of full-colour double-sided score sheets featuring two maps for alternate play You can roll
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- your way to victory So get ready to toss & challenge the odds to discover a fresh way to master Catan! Roll Play Settle Fast fun way to experience Catan on-the-go anywhere & anytime 15-30 minutes playing time 1-4 Players Ages 7 Like all the other games of the " Settlers of Catan" series this game is about building settlements roads cities & hiring knights This time there is no board on which to place little figures Every player has his own score card called the building sheet which depicts a mini Catan (compare with Die Siedler von Catan Paper & Pencil) You build by drawing the settlements & roads on your score card To build you still require resources These are collected by a Yahtzee-like mechanism that involves throwing six special dice (depicting the different resource symbols) up to three times After each roll the player can select which dice to keep & which to roll again In the end he may build using the thusly determined resources & is awarded victory points for any finished buildings which are recorded on the score card The game lasts fifteen turns or about 15-30 minutes after which the player with the most victory points wins Note that the game has been designed for 1-4 players meaning there is a solitaire version of the game as well

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Catan Explorers & Pirates

Includes:: 5 novel scenarios each of which builds upon your previous experience

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In Catan Histories Merchants of Europe you are a powerful merchant! Start your trading posts in three cities Recruit new merchants & send them to distant cities to establish trading posts & 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 & equip caravans You win the game if you are the first to deliver all of your commodities to foreign cities Catan Histories Merchants of Europe is a twist on the 2010 release Settlers of America Trails to Rails Game play is similar in both games Players start with three locations on the game board collect resources depending on a die roll spend resources to move & build & branch out to new locations with a long-term goal of delivering goods to opponents& cities The first player to deliver all of his goods wins the game Instead of being played on a fixed game board showing a Catan-ified map of the United States the game is set on a Catan-ified map of Europe Instead of moving from east to west to mimic the settling of the US by Europeans players start in the middle of Europe namely Germany Box Contains 1 game board (double-sided) 120 wooden trade routes (in four colors) 48 wooden trading posts (in four colors) 8 wooden caravans (in four colors) 8 wooden merchants (in four colors) 1 robber (in black wood) 95 resource cards 25 development cards 40 commodity tokens 68 coins (in denominations of 1 & 3) 15 resource number tokens 4 building costs overviews 2 dice Rulebook ...

The 19th Century has arrived & America is heading west Settlers form wagon trains & create long trails as they leave the east behind Their goal as they strike out towards the fertile land of the vast prairies is to grow crops & claim grazing lands for their hungry herds of cattle As more people head west new cities pop up But the vast distances between them require a new form of transportation for vital goodsthe railroads! In Settlers of America Trails to Rails you&ll experience the pioneer days of the old west! A large & beautiful map of the United States utilizes the simple yet fun Catan hex-tile system of play Players collect & trade resources in order to purchase & move settlers build cities lay rails & acquire & move trains Rail links allow them to acquire gold which allows them to buy resources & use other player&s rails Fulfill your manifest destiny by being the first to use your trains to deliver 8 goods to your opponent&s cities & win the game! Contains 120 Rails 48 Cities 8 Train Engines 8 Settler Wagons 1 Outlaw 40 Goods Cubes 40 Gold Coins 4 Building Costs Cards 1 Map Board 12 Number Tokens 95 Resource Cards 24 Development Cards 2 Dice 1 Rulebook ...

Explore the seas! Catan Junior introduces a modified playing style of the classic Settlers of Catan giving players as young as five a perfect introduction to the Catan series of games Catan Junior takes place on a ring of islands where 2 to 4 players build hideouts & encounter the mysterious Spooky Island where the Ghost Captain lives Each island generates a specific resource wood goats molasses or swords & players can acquire gold Each player starts with two pirate hideouts on different islands & they can use the resources they acquire to build ships hideouts or get help from Coco the Parrot By building ships they can expand their network; the more hideouts they build the more resources they may receive Just watch out for the dreaded Ghost Captain! Be the first player to control seven pirate hideouts & you win! Contents 106 resource tiles 4 player cost boards 1 two-sided game board 28 Pirate hideouts (7 each of 4 colors) 32 Ships (8 each of 4 colors) 1 pirate ghost 1 die 1 tray 1 box 1 rule book ...

Catan Crop Trust is an engaging & fun game experience for the family that may lead to thoughtful understanding about the importance of crop diversity to our food supply Here we introduce simple semi- cooperative rules that enliven & educate the Catan experience Players must weigh their need to harvest crops against a collective goal to store & preserve seeds in the seed vault ...