Settlers of Catan
Island resource game
Settlers of Catan is a multiplayer board game in which players collect and trade resources—wood, brick, sheep, wheat, ore—to build settlements and roads on a hexagonal island.
First published in Germany in 1995, it helped launch the modern board game renaissance.
Players compete for territory while negotiating trades: I'll give you two wheat for one ore.
Now officially called just Catan.
Flat surface competition
- hexesMalevolent magical spells
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
- citiesMajor populated areas
robber · victory points · largest army · trading · build · resource management · wheat · brick
Fired clay building unit
- lumberSawn wood for building
- woolSheared animal fiber
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- oreMetal-bearing rock
terrain · harbor · port · scarcity · abundance · production · harvest · two-to-one
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- expansionIncrease in scope
- blockingImpeding forward progress
Casual play gathering
- table talkConversation during meals
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- betrayalBreaking of trust
rivalry · bluffing · pleading · grudges · kingmaking · party game · family game
boardgame
Flat surface competition
cities · robber · victory points · largest army · trading · build · resource management · wheat · brick · lumber
brick
Fired clay building unit
ore · terrain · harbor · port · scarcity · abundance · production · harvest · two-to-one · desert
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- expansionIncrease in scope
blocking · road networks · early game · endgame · army building
game night
Casual play gathering
- table talkConversation during meals
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
betrayal · rivalry · bluffing · pleading · grudges · kingmaking · party game · family game
scenarios
Imagined sequences of events
barbarians · commodities · fish · cloth · coin · paper · volcanos
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