Seafarers of Catan      

Description Of Seafarers of Catan

Seafarers of Catan is a variation of the original Settlers of Catan. As Seafarers of Catan depends heavily on the original game, players need to have Settlers of Catan to play Seafarers of Catan. Players of Seafarers of Catan get to play the part of immigrants on the newly populated Archipelago of Catan. There are different islands in the game board of Seafarers of Catan, so a lot of variety is added to the game play.

Activities that players can perform include building settlements, roads and villages; trading in commodities and the like. Sheep, bricks, grain, ore, wool and wood are the commodities traded in a game of Seafarers of Catan. Trading with other players or at local seaports on the Seafarers of Catan game board is the way to get your hands on things that you do not have. Players get to add islands, pirates, gold and ships to complete a scenario. Some scenarios require two sets of Seafarers of Catan to play.

Players can become winners by being clever while trading, cunning while planning development and by establishing productive sea lanes. Players of Seafarers of Catan
acquire their resources through card play and dice rolls.

Both strategy and luck are needed in generous doses for the winner of a Seafarers of Catan game. Innovative features like ‘gold river’, unexplored terrain and the like add a lot of interest to a game of Seafarers of Catan.

A game of Seafarers of Catan brings players 14 edge pieces, 24 hexagons, 8 victory point chits, 10 numbered chits, 12 harbor tokens, 60 wooden ships in 4 colors (15 of each) and one pirate ship (black).

Of the 24 hexes 12 are for water, 2 for gold fields, 3 for deserts, 1 for farmland, 1 for forest, 1 for pasture, 2 for mountains and 2 for hills.

The wooden ships come in four different colors-white, orange, blue and red. There is one special black pirate ship.

There are components available for the Seafarers of Catan game that makes it possible for the game play to accommodate more players and more scenarios. The only limiting factor is that the compatibility does not extend across countries. The German and American editions are stand alone games not compatible with each other.

Review Of The Seafarers of Catan

Seafarers of Catan is a thoroughly absorbing game that will be a delight to any Settlers of Catan enthusiast. Players not familiar with the Settlers of Catan series will also find Seafarers of Catan very interesting. The rules regarding game play are quite intricate and may require some time to comprehend. However, young players catch on very fast and after the initial few moves the game moves along at an even speed. The Archipelago of Catan develops very fast once the players catch on to the rules!