The Rivals for Catan
- rank: 889
- rating: 7.0
- published: 2010 (Catan Card Game published 1996)
Print Status
- in print
Why It's On The List
- This is a streamlined & much improved version of the two player Catan Card Game (which I first played - with German cards! - as Siedler von Catan: Das Kartenspiel).
Tips & Tricks:
- The expansions are both very good... and add a lot of variety to the game.
- You can NOT neglect building at least 2 settlements... that's really the only "don't miss" strategy tip.
- This is, like many games with lots of cards with effects, a game that plays quicker & with many more interesting decisions once you've played it a few times to get to know what the cards can (and can't) do. I strongly suggest playing the introductory game followed almost immediately by a "regular" game with the Age of Gold deck in order to begin learning the system and the basic cards.
Extras
- I'm the president of the "Rivals kicked Siedler:DSK to the curb" society.
- I wrote incredibly in-depth reviews of the base game and of the expansions for the Opinionated Gamers (which were then re-published on this blog)... the first one is particularly aimed at those who were wondering if they should make the switch from the original game.
- This is the first of seven (7!) Klaus Teuber game designs that will appear on this countdown.
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