Settlers of Catan

In this game, players attempt to become the biggest force on the small island of Catan. Resources are found across the board, and players gain these resources by building settlements and cities. These buildings grant the player points that can help them to win the game. Players can also purchase development cards which can do anything from giving extra resources, to stealing resources from your opponents, to giving you secret points that you can reveal at the end of the game for a surprise win. The first player to reach 10 points wins the game.

Objective

To be the first player to 10 victory points.

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Game Designer

Volkan Baga, Harald Lieske, Stephen Graham Walsh, Pete Fenlon

1995

Mayfair Games

3-4

10+

90 minutes

Easy

dice rolling, hand management, modular board, negotiation, route building, trading

Klaus Teuber

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Inventory

  • 19 terrain tiles

  • 6 sea frame pieces

  • 9 harbor tiles

  • 18 circular number tokens

  • 95 resource cards (19 of each resource)

  • 25 development cards

  • 4 building costs cards

  • 1 longest road card

  • 1 largest army card

  • 2 dice

  • 1 robber

  • 4 sets of game pieces (red, blue, white, orange) each with:

    • 4 cities

    • 5 settlements

    • 15 roads

  • 1 set of instructions