Overview of the Game...
The Settlers of Catan as described in Wikipedia:
"The Settlers of Catan is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. (Kosmos) under the name Die Siedler von Catan.
Settlers was the first German-style board game to achieve popularity outside Europe, and has been called the 'killer app' of designer board games.
Over 11 million games in the Catan series have been sold and the game has been translated into twenty-five languages from the original German.
The game has rapidly become popular in part because its mechanics are relatively simple, while its dynamics are quite complex.
The game is well suited for family play, since no one gets eliminated, and players who are behind can strive towards goals that are within their reach."
There is an expansion set, called Cities and Knights, that is based on the standard game. It adds a number of enhanced rules and scenarios to the original Settlers game.
For the World Record Breaking attempt, we will be playing the Cities and Knights expansion game.
Learn the Basic Rules...
The basic Settlers game is easy to learn.
However there are many variables that come into play making it challenging as well as fun.
For an interactive and easy way to learn the basic rules, just click here.
And if you want a printable flowchart describing each turn's sequence, you can download it as a PDF document.
Learn the Cities and Knights Expansion Set Rules...
The Cities and Knights expansion set makes the basic game much more challenging. Although there are new rules, everything is based on the basic game (so you'll want to learn the basic game first).
Once you're familiar with the basic game, click play (above) for an overview of the Cities and Knights rules.
Once you've played Cities and Knights you'll never want to go back!