<p>Yes you need Seafarers to play the Seafarers 5-6 expansion as intended.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://catanshop.com/catan-seafarers-5-6-player-extension" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://catanshop.com/catan-seafarers-5-6-player-extension</a></p>
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<p>NOT a complete game! You need a CATAN® game (aka The Settlers of CATAN®), a CATANⓇ: 5-6 Player extension, and a CATANⓇ: Seafarers expansion in order to play with this game extension!</p>
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2022-03-15T07:10:10.457Z
He also needs the catan 5-6 player extension
J_rite
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2022-03-16T13:19:39.813Z
@Jungkook quoted in the answer: "... a CATANⓇ: 5-6 Player extension..."
L. Scott Johnson
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2022-03-16T14:03:57.603Z
@L.ScottJohnson in the quoted text it says that. But the answer itself says 'you need Seafarers' I think it's important to state explicitly that the 5-6 extension is also required.
J_rite
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2022-03-16T14:06:35.457Z
@Jungkook This is being pedantic.  The question was asked if the base version of Seafarers was required.  The answer is yes.  The quote covers another options.
LeppyR64
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2022-03-16T14:39:23.887Z
@LeppyR64 Indeed. Making this answer perfect as-is. Well done.
L. Scott Johnson
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LeppyR64
<p>I have just bought the 5-6 player seafarers extension for catan and I also have the basic catan.
Can I play like this? or do I have to have the normal seafarers?</p>

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2022-03-16T13:18:09.013Z
Which version of the expansion do you have? All of them should say exactly what you need on the back of the box. e.g. https://boardgamegeek.com/image/43110
L. Scott Johnson
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Can I play catan-seafarers 5-6 player extension without the actual seafarers?
Skippy Skittle
# Can I play catan-seafarers 5-6 player extension without the actual seafarers?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-15)

I have just bought the 5-6 player seafarers extension for catan and I also have the basic catan.
Can I play like this? or do I have to have the normal seafarers?

**Tags:** catan, catan-seafarers

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Which version of the expansion do you have? All of them should say exactly what you need on the back of the box. e.g. https://boardgamegeek.com/image/43110  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2022-03-15. Score: 2

Yes you need Seafarers to play the Seafarers 5-6 expansion as intended.

According to <https://catanshop.com/catan-seafarers-5-6-player-extension>

> NOT a complete game! You need a CATAN® game (aka The Settlers of CATAN®), a CATANⓇ: 5-6 Player extension, and a CATANⓇ: Seafarers expansion in order to play with this game extension!

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: He also needs the catan 5-6 player extension  
> **username_1**: @Jungkook quoted in the answer: "... a CATANⓇ: 5-6 Player extension..."  
> **username_3**: @username_1 in the quoted text it says that. But the answer itself says 'you need Seafarers' I think it's important to state explicitly that the 5-6 extension is also required.  
> **username_2**: @Jungkook This is being pedantic.  The question was asked if the base version of Seafarers was required.  The answer is yes.  The quote covers another options.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 Indeed. Making this answer perfect as-is. Well done.  

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