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on May 14, 2017
What can I say about this horrendous game? I'll start by saying it's the worst board game I've ever been subjected to... really? Roll dice for recourses? Cool... I had brick and couldn't make a dent in this game. Was I a little drunk and therefore, didn't fully understand the game nor was I firing on all cylinders mentally? Yea. But was it still an awful game? Absolutely. 0/5 stars.. I feel like I'm giving this game more credit than it deserves by being forced to give it 1/5 stars. Please quit making this game. Please!
on May 6, 2017
I have been playing this game for a long time. Everyone that plays it loves it. All the way from experienced gamers to those that have never gamed before.
on April 16, 2017
Settlers of Catan is a very fun game. You start by setting out hexagonal tiles and you put numbers of 2 dice(1-12), on top of the tiles. Then place a settlement and a road connecting to it, in between the tiles. Then place down a second settlement with a road connected to it. There are 24 tiles and 23 numbers. The tiles have resources on them which are brick, stone, lumber and wheat. Which you need to build roads and create settlements then upgrade your settlements. You get resources by rolling a certain number on the dice.
When you roll a number, say it’s a ‘12’ and your settlement is on the corner of a tile with the number 12 on it. Whatever resource is on that tile is the resource you get. There is also a piece called the robber, who starts out in the desert but if you or someone else rolls an 8 then you or that person gets to place the robber on any tile that the person wants. It just can’t be the tile it was just on. After you place the robber, all the people that have more than 7 cards must get rid of half of their cards.
Say you rolled an eight then all the people that have more than 7 cards must get rid of half of their deck. If you place it on a tile with a bordering settlement (if there is 2+ settlements you pick which one) the person who placed the bordering settlement would flip their deck over and you pick one card from their deck. But you only get that one card from them, it isn’t one card every turn. But if the number is rolled that has the robber on it, no one gets anything from that tile.
When placing settlements you have to place 2 roads before placing another settlement. If you place 5+ roads in one stretch you get a card that says the longest road which gives you 5 points. But if someone gets a longer stretch of road than you, you must give them the card. A settlement is 2 points and each road is worth one point. When placing an upgraded settlement you have to have a simple settlement before, you can’t just place down an upgraded settlement with nothing prior to it. Your settlements must connect to roads you have already built, you can’t just place them in the middle of nowhere.
If you want to you can make your way to the boats on the outer ring of the board which allows you to trade in, say 3 lumber for one brick or 4 wheat for one lumber. Each boat has one trade, but to trade with the boats you must have a settlement right next to it. But your goal is, by the end of the game have more points than the other players.
When you roll a number, say it’s a ‘12’ and your settlement is on the corner of a tile with the number 12 on it. Whatever resource is on that tile is the resource you get. There is also a piece called the robber, who starts out in the desert but if you or someone else rolls an 8 then you or that person gets to place the robber on any tile that the person wants. It just can’t be the tile it was just on. After you place the robber, all the people that have more than 7 cards must get rid of half of their cards.
Say you rolled an eight then all the people that have more than 7 cards must get rid of half of their deck. If you place it on a tile with a bordering settlement (if there is 2+ settlements you pick which one) the person who placed the bordering settlement would flip their deck over and you pick one card from their deck. But you only get that one card from them, it isn’t one card every turn. But if the number is rolled that has the robber on it, no one gets anything from that tile.
When placing settlements you have to place 2 roads before placing another settlement. If you place 5+ roads in one stretch you get a card that says the longest road which gives you 5 points. But if someone gets a longer stretch of road than you, you must give them the card. A settlement is 2 points and each road is worth one point. When placing an upgraded settlement you have to have a simple settlement before, you can’t just place down an upgraded settlement with nothing prior to it. Your settlements must connect to roads you have already built, you can’t just place them in the middle of nowhere.
If you want to you can make your way to the boats on the outer ring of the board which allows you to trade in, say 3 lumber for one brick or 4 wheat for one lumber. Each boat has one trade, but to trade with the boats you must have a settlement right next to it. But your goal is, by the end of the game have more points than the other players.
on February 5, 2017
Great game! Very challenging and strategic! My nieces and nephews love it (middle school age) along with my daughter and her college friends!
