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So, with the long introduction out of the way, let’s see how the 2023 release Catan: console Edition does, and why I feel it’s even better than the real thing.įirstly as fans of Monopoly and other games on the Xbox will be aware, a digital recreation means there’s no lost pieces, no losing the dice down the back of the sofa, and best of all, you don’t even need friends or family to understand the game, because there’s some pretty good AI and full online play, but if you are looking for local play, there’s also a smart “second screen” option, that allows players to scan a QR code to show their hands on a mobile phone, to keep their cards secret from other players. If you’ve skipped this far, you’ll understand the necessity of trying to explain to newcomers and you’ll also appreciate that, while I’ve probably made it sound far more complicated than it is, it’s incredibly easy to grasp and once you do, it’s undoubtedly one of the most fun, tactical and rewarding games available, which is why it’s still going strong after almost 30 years. The aim of the game is to reach 10 victory points, Firstly you get 1 point per settlement, 2 per city, and then there’s bonus points, 2 for the largest army (most knight cards after playing 3+) and a point for the longest road (5+) and any extras from Development cards.Īnd finally, to help achieve all the resources needed, you can also trade with any willing players, or “maritime” which allows you to trade at higher ratios, which can be softened if you have a settlement on the coast, connected to the ports which each show the ratio. The Robber (also activated when rolling a 7) can be moved to any tile, and stops any resources being gathered from that tile while the robber is in place, it also allows the player who move dhim, to steal one card from a player who has a settlement touching that tile.
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So, players need to keep collecting resources, such as 1 lumbar and 1 brick to build a road, or 1 each of lumbar, brick, wool and grain, to build a settlement, players can also use 2 grain and 3 ore to convert a settlement to a city (which doubles awarded resources for connected tiles) and finally 1 each of wool, grain and ore for a development card.ĭevelopment cards come in a variety of flavours, Year of plenty gives two free resources, Road building gives you two free roads, Monopoly allows you to take all resources of one type from the other players, and some award a victory point which you’ll want to save, finally the Knight works towards the largest army bonus, while also allowing you to move the robber. The game starts with each player taking it in turns to place 2 settlements and two roads, further settlements can only be built on a road, and can’t be placed directly connected (1 tile) to another settlement.
Players take it in turns rolling the dice, with the amount on the dice, awarding the appropriate resource, to anyone who has a settlement on a corner of that tile. Upon each of the tiles is also a number between 2 and 12 (excluding 7).
The Catan board is made up of 19 hexagonal titles in hexagon 5 tiles wide, 1 is the desert where the robber starts (more on him later) while the other 18 tiles each represent one of 5 resources, lumbar, brick, wool, grain and ore. Many will be aware of the original, or even the Xbox 360 title released back in 2007, but for newcomers here’s a lowdown of the rules, which I highly recommend checking, but if you always know the ins and outs, you can skip the next two sections. Catan: Console Edition is the digital recreation of the popular board game Catan (originally called Settlers of Catan) which was released back in 1995.
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