IanSettlers of Catan
July 24th 2009 02:56
Settlers of Catan is a board game originally produced in Germany in 1995. Since then it has been translated into many languages and has grown to become one of the most popular board games today. Settlers can now be played for free online from ASO Games here. If you aren't familiar with the game, read on to discover more.
The players in the game represent settlers establishing colonies on the island of Catan. Players build settlements, cities, and roads to connect them as they settle the island. The game board representing the island is composed of hexagonal tiles ("hexes") of different land types which are laid out randomly at the beginning of each game.
Players build by spending resources (clay, lumber, wool, grain, and ore), represented by resource cards; each land type produces a specific resource. On each player's turn, they roll the two dice, determining which hexes produce resources. Any players with settlements or cities adjacent to hexes marked with the number rolled receive resource cards of the appropriate type. There is also a "robber" token on the board; if a player rolls 7, they move the robber to any hex, which will no longer produce resources until the robber is moved again; they also "steal" a resource card from another player.
Players are allowed to trade resource cards among each other if they choose to; players may also trade "off-island" (in effect, with the non-player "bank") at ratio of four of one resource for one of any other. By building settlements in certain spots on the board, players may trade at better ratios.
The goal of the game is to possess ten victory points on one's turn. Players possess one point for each settlement built, and a second for each settlement upgraded to a city. Various other achievements, such as establishing the longest road, grant a player additional victory points.
Resource cards can also be spent to buy a development card. Three types of development cards include: a card worth one victory point; a knight card, which, when played, allows the player to move the robber; and a third set of cards which allow the player one of several abilities when played. Having the most knights played also earns the player victory points.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Settlers of Catan.
The players in the game represent settlers establishing colonies on the island of Catan. Players build settlements, cities, and roads to connect them as they settle the island. The game board representing the island is composed of hexagonal tiles ("hexes") of different land types which are laid out randomly at the beginning of each game.
Players build by spending resources (clay, lumber, wool, grain, and ore), represented by resource cards; each land type produces a specific resource. On each player's turn, they roll the two dice, determining which hexes produce resources. Any players with settlements or cities adjacent to hexes marked with the number rolled receive resource cards of the appropriate type. There is also a "robber" token on the board; if a player rolls 7, they move the robber to any hex, which will no longer produce resources until the robber is moved again; they also "steal" a resource card from another player.
Players are allowed to trade resource cards among each other if they choose to; players may also trade "off-island" (in effect, with the non-player "bank") at ratio of four of one resource for one of any other. By building settlements in certain spots on the board, players may trade at better ratios.
The goal of the game is to possess ten victory points on one's turn. Players possess one point for each settlement built, and a second for each settlement upgraded to a city. Various other achievements, such as establishing the longest road, grant a player additional victory points.
Resource cards can also be spent to buy a development card. Three types of development cards include: a card worth one victory point; a knight card, which, when played, allows the player to move the robber; and a third set of cards which allow the player one of several abilities when played. Having the most knights played also earns the player victory points.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Settlers of Catan.
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