![]() You build things in Catan by combining together resources. All of these can give you victory points when you have enough, you win. ![]() What follows is the tightly summarized "family edition" of that explanation:īasically, your goal in Catan is to build settlements and cities and to collect development cards. I've given the Style overall a "4" out of "5".įor a very extensive explanation of the gameplay of Catan, I invite you to read my review of the original game (as the gameplay is identical here). It then improves on that with an even easier to play game and a nice price point at $30, which seems like exactly what's desired for the family market. Overall, the Catan Family Edition makes some sacrifices in its quality and beauty, but the result is still at least what you'd expect when picking up typical family game. However, there's no doubt that the result is simpler without giving up too much. You may see that as good or bad, depending on your preferences in the game. It also allows for less total variety, since the jigsaw pieces keep individual types of terrain from grouping too much. The result is a lot easier to set up than the original Settlers, which required you to lay every individual hex out. The tiles are also double-sided, with the hexes arranged slightly differently on either side, which adds a bit more variety. The way that the pieces are jigsawed, you always interweave strips and clumps, which keeps the island circular. Some of the pieces are strips of land and some are clumps. You get six jigsaw pieces, which together form a hexagonal island. I should take a moment to really explain how the board works here. Theming: Catan has always been pretty light on theming with its abstract roads, settlements, and cities, but you do get somewhat of a feel for agrarian resources and civilizations. My only complaint is that the ports on the board are a bit hard to read. Finally, there's been some effort made to make the development cards even easier to use by color-coding the three main sorts of cards (knights, victory points, and special powers). That goes hand in hand with the typical "building cost" cards you find in Catan, which show you what can be used to build what. As noted, the resources and hexes are all pretty monotone - which makes it very easy to see what's what. Usability: The Settlers of Catan has always been a game that's very easy to play, and the Family Edition just improves on that. The development cards include some attractive art. Thus the hexes on the board and the resources that they produce are all almost entirely monotone. 3.5 out of 5.īeauty: Some of the beauty of The Settlers of Catan has been sacrificed to produce a version of the game that's extremely easy to use. The cards on the other hand are a bit on the thin side. The cardboard is all very thick and sturdy, rising above the average quality level for the game. ![]() The plastic bits are all hard, undetailed plastic, while the board and cards are all gloss finish. Quality: The quality of the components is typical to good for an American family release. This Catan comes with: plastic settlements, roads, and cities half-size development and resource cards cardboard cards that show building costs and a few victory point awards and a variable jigsaw gameboard that's made up of six pieces. If you're already familiar with The Settlers of Catan, the main changes in this new edition are in the components. ![]() Catan Family Edition is a new version of Klaus Teuber's Settlers of Catan with slightly simplified and cheaper pieces, but all the same gameplay as the original. ![]()
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