The official description from the Catan website captures it well, Catan: The Base Gameįirst and foremost, there is the Base Game.
So, let’s take a look at the games – yes, games in the plural since there are quite a few – and see what stirs your adventurous, role-playing spirit. Players have been known to literally spend hours upon hours with the game, playing long into the night. When we mentioned “A Night of Fun” in the title of this article, we weren’t exaggerating. As with any game involving dice, there is also an element of luck that levels the playing field for veterans and new players alike.” A Brief Overview of the Catan Universe “When you pair the relatively simple goal with a few different strategies to achieve victory, the result is a game that is easy to get the hang of but hard to master. Trying to answer the question of why the appeal of Catan, one writer in The Daily Buzz noted that , While this may sound fairly uncomplicated and even a bit prosaic, (C’mon! Settlers? Really?) fans and role-playing board game aficionados all attest to the addictive appeal of the game series. Players gain points as their settlements grow the first to reach a set number of points, typically 10, wins.” Players take on the roles of settlers, each attempting to build and develop holdings while trading and acquiring resources. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as Die Siedler von Catan. “Catan, previously known as The Settlers of Catan or simply Settlers, is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. The Wikipedia entry describes the gameplay, A spellbinding mix of strategy, social interaction, commerce, and chance, it is much more than a typical role-playing game. The Catan base game is the beginning of the Catan board game universe and where all players typically begin.
If that’s true for you let’s just say that the tsunami originally known as “The Settlers of Catan” just missed you. If they own the original, the Base Game, your eye was likely attracted by the bold red and yellow case.Īnd, if you’re like many people, especially those over 50, you may not have heard of it or are at least unfamiliar with it. Maybe you’ve seen it sitting on a bookshelf or a coffee table at someone’s home.
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