![]() You’ll notice that there isn’t a 7 spot on the board. It can be summed up as: roll dice, get resource. If you roll a total of 6, any player that has a building touching a hex space with a 6 on it, gets the resource of that space. ![]() The result of the dice shows what resources players receive. In the original Catan, each player takes turns rolling 2 dice. Trade, build, and play Development cards. Get resources or resolve the robber (Tormund Giantsbane).ģ. Catan is one of the modern classics that has catapulted boardgames out of the black hole that is Milton Bradley & Parker Bros.Ĭatan is rather simple to learn but often takes a long time to explain for a number of stupid reasons.Ģ. Wait, what? Have you been living under a rock since 1995? That’s okay, we’ll walk you through it.Īlright, welcome aboard the hype train. ![]() The game runs a lot like the original version but with some added bells and whistles. If you’ve played Catan, you’ll be able to learn the new mechanics very quickly. It’s always nice when a game pulls double-duty like that. The shape of the board will be a bit different, but it works basically the exact same way. It’ll allow you to play a normal game of Catan and the expanded Game of Thrones version. If you don’t already own the original Catan, the GoT version actually isn’t a bad choice for your first board. The biggest selling point for me is that GoT Catan functions as a full vanilla version of Catan. The poor sheep on the cards has only 3 legs. The only thing you’ll notice (which can’t be unseen) is the sheep. The colors of the resource tiles and cards are all pretty standard Catan colors. Overall, it’s very nice (if not a bit overproduced). I actually really like the road pieces, which are much more detailed than the standard wooden logs. They work well thematically and go with the flow of the GoT theme. The standard wooden blocks have been replaced with plastic castles and outposts. I do like the settlement and city pieces. The original Catan box is how I got my reputation as being an insane person who needs to organize my games properly, especially in the original where everything needs to perfectly fit into its assigned spot, otherwise, the box won’t close. It does come with little baggies so that everything can be stored a bit easier, but it actually works out that everything fits a bit better than the original Catan. The cardholder can be removed to reveal space to store all the tiles, and then a big open space. The box organizer isn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. They’re not the most detailed minis I’ve ever seen, but they work well for the game and are of a high enough quality that they could potentially pull double-duty for some other tabletop game if you’re into that sort of thing. That seems a bit of overkill to me, mostly because I’ve never used all of them, but they’re cool to have. There are 40 different Wildling minis in the box. I think that’s just lazy, so it’s nice to see them put in the effort. I really liked the artwork from the card game because it’s all original artwork and isn’t just stills from the TV show. It’s the same artwork that’s used in the A Game of Thrones: The Card Game. The artwork on the cards may look familiar. I suppose you could use them for a swarmy D&D campaign if you wanted to. I’m not entirely sure whether they are all necessary, but if you’re just low on minis for whatever reason you’ll have spares from one box.
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