Helpful Development Cards can also be purchased, and a good one, played at just the right time, can change the tide of a game. If a seven is rolled, a robber comes to strip away half of every hand with more than seven cards, while the person who rolled will get to block off the resources of a particular hex until next moved, whether by a Knight Development Card or another seven roll. Settlements adjacent to a hex will net you one resource of each given number, while cities will grant you two. You’ll build roads, settlements, and cities, rolling the dice to determine which resources get drawn. The five resources (wood, brick, grain, sheep, ore) are all essential to victory. The catch is, you won’t be able to do this alone, since you’ll find it necessary to trade with your fellow settlers in order to acquire all the necessary resources to prosper and expand your territory.
A game of strategy, chance, and foresightįor anyone not familiar with Catan (formerly called Settlers of Catan), it is a multi-player game focused on building and trading, where you play the role of a settler on an island (or islands), and are tasked with expanding further and building up your territory.
