In most scenarios, the gold fields are on far-away islands that players can work towards during the game. The gold fields play just like other resource terrain hexes, but when a settlement or city on a gold field produces, the player can choose to take any resources of their choice. There are some more hexes for the five resources and deserts to work with the larger maps, but there are also gold fields and water hexes. One of the new things that this expansion has is some new terrain hexes. I won’t be commenting on those aspects because the version of the game you will be able to buy is likely to be the fifth edition. The components and artwork you see throughout this review are from the fourth edition of Catan. Let’s find out if this is something Catan fans need to get and whether this will change the mind of someone who has Catan and doesn’t like it much. The game has nine scenarios in the rulebook that have unique rules and variable setups. Players will build their ships around them to reach islands. This expansion makes the Catan board bigger and includes some water hexes. In this review, it’s time to expand from the island of Catan across the seas as we take a look at Catan: Seafarers. In my review of Catan, I mentioned that Catan is a great gateway game for someone looking for player interaction and negotiation but has some problems hinging off lucky dice rolls.
This is a finished game of the Four Islands Scenario, one of nine scenarios included in the rulebook.Ĭatan is one of the most popular board games of all time. The Metals for Catan Scenario is compatible with most house rules not related to Desert Hexes or harbors, and can only be played with The Metals for Catan Map.Catan Seafarers lets players build beyond Catan onto the islands that are around it. All players who's turns come after that player in the round get one more turn for a chance to tie them. The first player to reach 14 victory points wins the game. When trading Ingots to a boat, return the Ore cards and Catan Chits to the bank, except for one, which you keep as a victory point. It is now an Ingot, and 3 Ingots can be traded to any ship for a victory point. To smelt an Ore resource, place the Ore face-up on the table in front of you and place a Catan Chit on top of it. It can now be used for trading with other players, and 2 gold can be traded into the bank for any resource. To smelt a gold ore, simply flip it right-side up. One Ore (gold ore or an Ore resource) can be smelted each turn for each of your Smelteries. To place a Smeltery, use a settlement and place it at its highest setting. Smelteries can be built with 3 Brick, and can be placed on any unoccupied intersection with one or more of your roads going to it, regardless of distance from nearby Settlements or Cities. Both the pirate and the robber start next to the board. When a Gold Hex's number is rolled, you take 1 gold ore (an upside-down gold token) for each Settlement on the Gold Hex, and 2 for each City (If you do not have the Traders & Barbarians expansion pack, you must find something else to use as gold).īoth the pirate and the robber are used, and either one can be moved when a 7 is rolled. The first and second Settlements can be placed anywhere, and a road or a boat can be placed next to them. There is just one problem though, you will need somewhere to smelt all that ore into metal.īuild The Metals for Catan Map (Links at the bottom of the page) as stated on its respective page. This scenario has the rating of ⓳ IntroductionĪs Catan's resources are being depleted, and the once Ore-rich mountains are no longer Ore-rich, a group of explorers are sent in search of new islands to prospect for Ore to make metal.Īfter days of exploring, they finally come across a group of islands that seems too good to be true: A highly mountainous archipelago rich with Ore, and there are even huge deposits of gold! As word travels, trade ships depart for the islands to bring metal back to Catan, and happily trade resources for gold.
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