The Settlers of Catan by Mayfair Games Inc.
US Board Game of the Year for 1996
Players: 3 - 4 Players
Ages: 10 and Up
Playing Time: 45+ minutes
Settlers of Catan is an exciting game of Discovery, Settlement and Trade. You control a group of settlers trying to tame the wilds on the remote but rich island of Catan.
Begin with two simple colonies and two roads, and then use the resources of the surrounding land to grow. Do you build more roads and expand to make more colonies, or do you stay where you are and build cities and thus pull in more resources? Place your colonies and roads well because they are your future resources and also can exclude an opponent from that resource as well, giving you a leg up in trading resources. Settlers of Catan is a 'must-have' for your game library.
Players are recent immigrants to the newly populated island of Catan. Expand your colony through the building of settlements, roads, and villages by harvesting commodities from the land around you. Trade sheep, lumber ,bricks and some grain for a settlement, bricks and wood for a road, or try to complete other combinations for more advanced buildings, services and specials. Trade with other players, or at local seaports to get resources you might lack. The first player to achieve 10 points from a combination of roads, settlements, and special cards wins.Expansion sets also available. The Settlers of Catan contains:
37 hexagonal region tiles
20 settlement pieces
16 city pieces
60 road pieces
95 resource cards
25 development cards
4 building costs cards
2 special bonus cards
18 die cut counters
2 six-sided dice
1 wooden pawn