Settlers of Catan Strategy Tips: Do's and Don'ts
Settlers of Catan Do's · 1. Initial placement is everything: · 2. Aim for a variety of resource numbers: · 3. Understand which resources are scarce ...
Settlers of Catan
The things that make <anchor>Settlers of Catan</anchor> such a great game to introduce new gamers to is its combination of easy-to-learn rules and mechanisms, player interaction, and obvious heuristics/goals that are easy to grasp. Because of that, the strategies that I’ll outline in this Settlers of Catan strategy guide shouldn’t be any sort of rocket science. So as you go through this list of do’s and don’ts to keep in mind while you’re playing the game, I’d recommend using it as a tool to gauge how well you’ve been playing Catan and whether there are any holes in the strategies you’re using. If you want it in video form, you can check it out on the My Board Game Guides Youtube channel. Otherwise, if you’re fine looking at it in text form, then read on!
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# Settlers of Catan

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#### Overview

Settlers of Catan is an interactive game that is very easy to learn for 2-4 players, but is best played with 4 players. In Catan, you’re playing as a group of colonists who have decided to settle on the island of Catan. Each turn, players will roll dice, collect resources, and trade resources with other players. Along the way, players can trade in resources to build roads to access new locations on the board, upgrade their existing settlements to fully-functional towns, and buy development cards that will give them access to special resources, point cards, or even soldiers to defend your territories.

But beware. Lurking somewhere on the board is a robber who prevents resources from being generated and allows certain players who can manipulate the robber to steal resources from other players.

**Core Mechanics:** Dice rolling, resource trading and management, building, area control.

**Victory Condition:** The first player to 10 Victory Points is the winner. Points can be obtained by expanding your settlements to cover more territory, upgrading existing settlements to towns, or getting special point cards from the development card deck. Furthermore, players can also earn points by having the longest road or the largest army (most soldier cards).

**Ease of learning:** Light – the game is very easy to learn and will make sense after about 5 minutes of play. This game is highly recommended as a gateway game.

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