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on March 18, 2016
What a great addition to the Catan series! I agree with a previous review that in order to fully appreciate this expansion, you need to be proficient in playing regular Catan. The scenarios are very fun, but it's easy to want to play Seafarers like Original Catan, by setting up the hexes in a random order. That method doesn't work very well with Seafarers (I know this because we tried and failed). It's best to start with Scenario 1 and play each at least once before moving on (they are arranged in order of difficulty).
on July 1, 2016
A great expansion that makes the map more interesting and diverse! Does not overcomplicate gameplay for all you casual games who can't deal with too many new rules. Includes a lot of cool and unique scenarios.
Compared to Cities & Knights:
Cities and Knights is more fun and changed the gameplay a lot more (but also much more complicated). Which one should you play? I'd say: Cities & Knights + Seafarers for very experienced players with a lot of time. Cities & Knights for experienced players with less time. Seafarers for less experienced players or players who don't want too many new rules. No expansion for newbies.
Some critiques:
- There are not many useful resources with concrete rules on how to combine this expansion with Cities and Knights, which requires a lot of deciding "house rules" on things like how many victory points to play til and if a knight can move onto a road from a ship (assuming they are not connected by a settlement/city).
- Setup takes longer. Add an extra 4-6 min for one person to set up since you need to know exactly where the land hexes are vs the water hexes. Also, you need to know where the ports go.
- Since there's a lot more map pieces, they're a bit harder to lock into place. The map as a whole is a bit lose and fragile. This may be because I have an older edition of Settlers with a new edition of Seafarers. I'm not 100% sure though.
Compared to Cities & Knights:
Cities and Knights is more fun and changed the gameplay a lot more (but also much more complicated). Which one should you play? I'd say: Cities & Knights + Seafarers for very experienced players with a lot of time. Cities & Knights for experienced players with less time. Seafarers for less experienced players or players who don't want too many new rules. No expansion for newbies.
Some critiques:
- There are not many useful resources with concrete rules on how to combine this expansion with Cities and Knights, which requires a lot of deciding "house rules" on things like how many victory points to play til and if a knight can move onto a road from a ship (assuming they are not connected by a settlement/city).
- Setup takes longer. Add an extra 4-6 min for one person to set up since you need to know exactly where the land hexes are vs the water hexes. Also, you need to know where the ports go.
- Since there's a lot more map pieces, they're a bit harder to lock into place. The map as a whole is a bit lose and fragile. This may be because I have an older edition of Settlers with a new edition of Seafarers. I'm not 100% sure though.
on February 25, 2017
Our family loves this extended version! I always felt like I wasn't quite done playing when the game was over with the original Catan. This takes a bit longer to play and I'm satisfied by the time we're done. It is long enough for me but maybe a little too long for my twin eleven year olds. The original Catan is a perfect length of time for them to play and have fun. I'd say the original Catan takes us about forty five min and these extended versions of seafarers more like an hour and fifteen.
on February 21, 2017
As a huge fan of the original Settles of Catan, this is a great expansion that does not change the basic elements of the game, but rather expands on it. I have played other expansions, and some of them change the integrity of the game. While they are still fun, it isn't the same as good ole' classic settlers. Seafarers is an expansion that expands the board but keeps the integrity of the original game that we all fell in love with in the first place.
on May 13, 2016
My family had so much fun playing catan we decided to get the seafarers expansion, and we were not disappointed. There are 9 scenarios for arranging the board including create your own. We've only played the first 3 scenarios, but they have all been really fun so far. The fog islands is already a favorite, especially with 5-6 players. I would highly recommend this expansion.
on April 28, 2016
Settlers of Catan was introduced to me and I loved it. So much that I bought it. Along with the Seafarers edition. The game looks more intimidating at first than it is. Super easy to learn and play right away. Each time we play we are all plotting and preparing our trade routes in our heads before we begin. I enjoy playing with 4 or more players. I have also just purchased the 5&6 player expansion packs as well...For a really fun game it is perfect for our family.
on March 30, 2017
Great game, my only problem with it is that the pieces of the border don't really fit together that well, and end up wiggling around. I ended up buying a product on Etsy that replicates the border pieces with acrylic, and the pieces fit together better. I wish the Catan expansions weren't so expensive, I would buy all of them.
on March 5, 2017
Catan was recently been revived as an obsession with my four sons. This was an "absolutely necessary" purchase. They used the expansion pack the night it arrived, and they've played the game multiple times in the last few weeks.
on May 8, 2017
The pieces in this expansion didn't fit correctly into our earlier-edition Catan pieces. The water is a completely different color which I find mildly infuriating. However, the added space and complexity of play is nice.
Not worth $40. I would be much happier if I'd spent $20.
Not worth $40. I would be much happier if I'd spent $20.
