Wednesday, May 29, 2024

#12: Catan (Mark's Top 100 2024)


Catan
BoardGameGeek
  • rank: 552
  • rating: 7.1
  • published: 1995
  • designer: Klaus Teuber
Print Status
  • in print
Why It's On The List
  • The game that launched the European "game" invasion... the first true "franchise" game for Kosmos & Mayfair... a game so simple & yet so innovative that it could inspire devoted play with almost any crowd. This infinitely variable game of trading & building is still a personal favorite, even when way too many gamers have left it behind.
Tips & Tricks:
  • While your first game may take 90+ minutes, it's not unusual for experienced players to knock out a game in 60 minutes or less. A lot of that depends on how quickly trading goes and how "aware" the people you're playing are - example: it doesn't matter how many times you ask for "brick", if we haven't rolled it in two rounds, it isn't there for trade. Sigh.
    • My last game of Catan was 4 player Cities & Knights... and it was over in 90 minutes! (And I won!)
  • Our local group prefers playing 5 player with the slightly larger board and the "build around" rule.
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3 comments:

  1. I'm curious just what you mean by "way too many games have left it behind". Games have done many more things, certainly; it's been nearly 30 years after all. But - how have they left Settlers behind? (Though, I think for me left behind implies that a game has been largely or completely replaced for me - i.e., Akropolis has replaced Nmbr9 for me - which leads me to think that you mean something different.)

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  2. "Too many GAMERS"... not games. :-)

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  3. D'oh! Thanks, that makes far more sense. And I do have an eye checkup scheduled.

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