Settlers of Catan Card Game | Totally Addictive

Settlers of Catan Card Game | A Great Two-Player Alternative

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	Settlers of Catan Card Game Mayfair Games Mayfair Games average customer review:based on 19 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

In the Catan Card Game, you control a group of settlers taming the lands of medieval Catan. Use the unique card mix to create a map of your own principality, then explore and settle new lands, acquiring resources through card play and the luck of the dice. Make use of gold and resource combinations to develop your domain. Expand your settlements and cities, recruit knights, and defend your territory through politics, tournaments and intrigue. Cunning and a dash of luck decides who will be the undisputed master of Catan!

Totally Addictive

We were given this game as a gift and were so addicted we purchased the board game version which is even more fun (but better for 3+ players). Anyone who visits at our house gets hooked as well. The card game is good for 2 players and makes a good gift at about $15-20, the board game is more like $30-40. We have also invested in some of the expansion sets and a computer version. Don't let the rules bog you down in the begining, you will enjoy this game!

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A Great Two-Player Alternative

I am brand new to the Catan series of games. I picked this up while visiting the Mall of America with my wife. My wife and I are always looking for board games and the like to play together. The problem is I am very competitive, and whereas I like to win, I have a hard time beating up on my wife!

To explain better - two player games pretty much mean one person beats the other. A lot of card games or board games do this by players attacking each other. Chess, checkers - to name the easy ones, also games like Stratego, Monopoly - all pretty much focus on one player beating the other.

Catan gives a different feel. In Catan, the actions of one player affect BOTH players - "event dice" rolled at the beginning of each players turn affects both players. "Event cards" selected by each player do the same. In fact, very few actions performed by a player are done with negative effects to their opponent and positive effects to themself. Some cards can be played to protect the card holder from an action done by the event cards or dice, which leaves the other player to fend for themselves - but this never feels like you're attacking each other. In addition, the "knights" that you can place in your settlements and cities never actually fight each other. Tournaments will sometimes take place, awarding the player with the stronger presence of knights, but again - player one never attacks player two, or vice versa.

All this results in a game that acts as more of a race than a battle. Who can build their civilization into the bigger one sooner? A lot of it is luck of the roll, but there is also a LOT of strategy, especially regarding use of resources. You can buy your way out of a lot of problems, provided you've managed your resources wisely.

As an experienced gamer (I have played similar games such as Magic and Star Trek :CCG) I felt that the learning curve to this game was very easy. I had no problem understanding the requirements, order of play, or methods. My wife was a little more challenged - she's not familiar with games like this. Still she picked it up and I'm sure that after a nice, long game, it'll become more second-nature to her. The best part was that we were able to help each other by trading resources, and it never felt like we were giving up the game. It felt much less cut-throat than other games we've played, and made it much more fun.

I think my wife and I have found something that we can enjoy competing with. I recommend this to anyone trying to do the same. Lastly, though this game has some of the feel of Magic - multiple draw piles, unusual dice - it is not a "collectible" card game, meaning that one box gives you all the options the game allows and doesn't require the purchase of booster decks, upgrade decks, etc. There is an expansion pack which we have purchased but not-yet tried. This works the same however - one box is all you need. I had a few hundred dollars invested into the Star Trek Collectible Card Game and STILL didn't have every card ever created. I've spent $45 on Catan and have it all!

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Catan Card Game

Amazing game! As good as the board game. Definitely recommend. I bought this as a gift because I love the board game but this only requires two people. Although it requires a lot of table space it is well worth it.

Friday night!

I love this game! My husband and I actually choose to stay in on a Friday night to play it. It's also a great alternative to sacking out in front of the tube. The only problem is, I have yet to win a game!

Good game...

When I ordered the card game, I was hoping it would be like the standard board game. This is not the case. Initially my fiance and I weren't entirely sure we enjoyed the game but having played it a few times, we're hooked!

An average game seems to take about 75 minutes to complete. I still have yet to win a game as I seem to be too caught up in the newness of the game to be concerned with strategy (at least that's what I'm telling myself!).

In terms of fun, I still prefer the board game but the card game is a nice alternative when you're lacking a third player.

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