Rolling a 7 lets you move it once, and thematically it makes sense that having a robber on a hexagon limits the resources it produces, and steals from someone near its location.īuilding – When you’re aiming to show advancement in a game, what better way than to give more houses which can be upgraded to cities (similar to Monopoly‘s house/hotel structure). Robber – Ah, there’s the pawn we’re used to in most games, but it’s not owned by any one player. For players that don’t like to trade with opponents, they still have an option available to them, and they’ll quickly learn that those that trade are building a lot more on the board. If you don’t like these rates, see what an opponent will give you. Settlers of Catan tells you what resources are worth for trading with the board (4:1, with the possibility of getting 3:1 or 2:1 on ports). Trading – Other games allow trading, but often the rules around trading are not well defined. The cards’ color matches the hexagons on the board, easily showing the link between them.
Resource Cards – These are very much like currency in other games, coming in colors (or goods types) instead of cash.
You’re still starting your turn by rolling dice – as in many games – and once you see how resources are distributed, it all makes sense. Different colored tiles easily show that different locations will do different things.ĭice – One of the staples of traditional boardgaming, but here instead of moving a pawn the number of spaces rolled, you’re using the dice to gain resources. Having these similarities makes the game feel more accessible.īoard Layout – The tiles make a map, with the vertexes/sides of the hexagons making it clear where paths will go. Viewing a game of Settlers of Catan in progress looks very different from the standard mainstream boardgames, but there are similarities that make approaching and learning the game easier. One of the things that makes Settlers of Catan such a great introduction to boardgaming is that it uses many of the items people are already familiar with in gaming, but in different ways than they are used to. It has become one of the handful of great “gateway” games, and will continue doing so for many years to come.
Going to any convention (or boardgaming website!) and you’ll run into people that trace their modern gaming roots to a game of Settlers of Catan. Settlers of Catan has converted many into gamers over the years.
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