Catan
Catan
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Catan

Catan

1995
Strategy, Family
In Catan (formerly The Settlers of Catan), players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads. On each turn dice are rolled to determine what resources the island produces. Players collect these resources (cards)--wood, grain, brick, sheep, or stone--to build up their civilizations to get to 10 victory points and win the game.

Genres:

Strategy, Family

Publisher:

Kosmos

AKA:

The Settlers of Catan

Catan

1995
Strategy, Family
Your probable score
Avg Percentile 53.21% from 137 total ratings

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Rated 03 Nov 2022
88
76th
I've never figured out how to win this damn game, but it's a good time regardless.
Rated 04 Apr 2018
90
92nd
My strategic sheep monopolies never come to fruition.
Rated 18 Nov 2021
64
39th
This just always turns into a bloodbath around the table. Such a vicious game it can turn friends into enemies...if people are especially competitive. And the luck element is a bit of a drag. Prefer more strategy.
Rated 23 Feb 2018
80
77th
Heh, I didn't know the name had changed. Settlers is a good game, but I played it so much back in the day I played myself out. Now I play it only occasionally when friends call for it. The expansions are okay, but I'm one of the few who feel that adding rules or complexity doesn't necessarily make it a better game or you a better gamer.
Rated 27 Jan 2018
89
50th
late game is just everyone getting 10 cards per turn and it turns into a bit of a clusterfuck
Rated 26 Jan 2018
80
76th
The base game is fun and certainly what started my (still burgeoning) interest in legitimate board games. When I first played it with a regular group of friends, we played waaaayyyy too much and I feel like we more or less exhausted all the possibilities. Luckily the expansion sets add a lot more complexity and variation (including the Game of Thrones edition I just got!)
Rated 26 Jan 2018
80
67th
Simple and fast enough to play with your parents over the holidays. Easy to introduce friends to who are not boardgamers. With the expansions, it can be complex enough for more serious gamers. You can add enough variety to it to make it a quick play online. And the basic concept can be adapted to many iterations and spin-offs. It's the very definition of a gateway game. When I first discovered it, on New Year's Eve 2007, we played all night long.
Rated 22 Jan 2018
52
13th
Loses more and more luster the deeper I get into board games. It's got a place in a board game collection, it's just that place is in the back of the closet away from the things I would want to actually play regularly.
Rated 16 Jan 2018
80
26th
Simple enough that you can pick up the rules as you play, and complex enough that it remains fun game after game. Like any board game it depends on the group you are playing with, but the mechanics are fair and it's a good way to pass an hour.

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Genres:

Strategy, Family

Publisher:

Kosmos

AKA:

The Settlers of Catan

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