Catan: Merchants and Barbarians (Expansion) [GERMAN]

This extension is in GERMAN LANGUAGE!

Expansion of the board game " Catan " "Catan: Merchants and Barbarians". " Catan" is a world-famous, strategic board game for the family. Players gain resources to build their country's roads, villages and cities. This, in turn, accumulates points that bring you closer to victory. "Catan" has been on the Latvian market for 13 years and does not lose its popularity. It is a Top 30 board game in the world and one of the Top 5 Brain Games best selling board games.

Catan: Merchants and Barbarians is a slightly different type of expansion. In it you will find 4 variants and 5 scenarios with which you can decorate your favorite game. Available scenarios:

Variant: Noble Robber
A very simple suggestion by the author to fix the balance of the game without letting someone get left behind because of the looter at the very beginning of the game.

Variant: Events of Katana
Have you heard the lament that the dice are falling all wrong? In this variant, 36 cards change the dice, keeping the frequency of the numbers characteristic of the two dice, and guaranteeing these probabilities in just one game. For fans of pure strategy, another success factor has been tamed!

Variant: The Most Powerful Ports
Remember how in Settlers, one of the winning strategies is to earn and protect one (or both) of the special cards worth two victory points? This option adds a third to these two - the paths to victory are even more nuanced.

Variant: Katana in two
For quite a long time, unofficial variants of how to play "Settlers" in pairs have traveled around the world. After all, some have not thought of playing in twos as well, according to the rules of the basic game. The author of the game offers his version of how to duel for the title of ruler of Katana.

Scenario: Katana Fishermen
Undeniably, there were fish in the ocean earlier, but the people of Catania had not practiced using them in trade and other transactions. There is nothing wrong with having such a "secret weapon" at hand. Well, the traditionally not so attractive coastal areas also have a new strategic role.

Scenario: Katana Rivers
This is the story of life on the banks of the rivers of Katana, where the wealthiest are those who have been able to use the rivers most skillfully to develop their trade network. With success comes gold, with gold comes the honor of the rich man, and with that honor the greed of his poor neighbors for that honor. You can use your gold to buy raw materials, or hoard it to maintain the honor of the richest Catanian - it's your choice.

Scenario: Caravans
The traders of Katana develop a network of celebrated caravan routes. States are doing everything they can to divert the caravans to their possessions. And not without reason - both roads and villages and cities are more valuable when a caravan of merchants moves through them. However, persuading merchants is not so easy, you will have to spend a lot of resources to get the camels of the caravan to walk into your yards.

Scenario: Barbarian attack
Barbarians roam the shores of Katana. If the brave knights do not go to war with them in time, soon we will only dream about extracting raw materials from the coast. And worst of all, they may manage to break into our villages and towns as well, gathering forces. Weave your feet, rub your spears - a civilized nation will rule in Katana!

Scenario: Merchants and Barbarians
To maintain order in Catan, the rulers of the nations that live there meet regularly in the Council of Catan, a noble palace on the south coast of Catan. However, after the last war with the barbarians, it has been completely destroyed. However, the hard-working people of Katana do not need to be encouraged to work twice - loaded wagons are on their way, taking marble, sand, glass and tools to the palace. The pay for a good job is generous. The only trouble is that some barbarians still roam the island, threatening the traders' otherwise carefree way.

It is possible to put all these variants and scenarios together, as long as you have a sufficiently large area (you won't be able to push it all on the base game island alone!) and the patience to learn and explain the rules. It could really be a serious shock therapy for a person who sees "Settlers" in such a way for the first time.

Age: from 10 years.

Duration: 90 min

Number of players: 2-4

Language of the rules: DE