![]() There are three sorts: roads, settlements and cities. We particularly like the little wooden pieces in Settlers of Catan. This particular facet of the game means that it often takes ages to get through a turn in our family! One of our kids will never deal with other people, while another one of them will take ages bargaining for resources in order to get the cards that they need. The gameplay is enhanced by the way that on your turn, if you don't have the resources you need in order to do what you need to do, you can barter with other players, offer card exchanges, and haggle about what you need in order to make the game work for you. These can then be used to purchase other materials or special cards which develop your settlement. The luck of the die throw drives these resources and determines how many settlements and roads you can build, which in turn accrue more resources. You need the right materials to build houses and roads and gain victory points. Settlers of Catan is a combination of strategy and resource management. The kit comes with a great Almanac which describes all the complexities very clearly. There's a lot of rules and, again, in the first instance these do seem a bit overwhelming, but once you've played the game a couple of times the gameplay is actually quite simple. The board is built from hexagonal pieces which join together like a jigsaw, and while there's a suggested set-up for these, you can in fact play with them in any configuration that you like, which means the game can be different each time you play. Game set-up can take a while until you get used to it. There are rule variations for playing with larger groups of people and these are clearly explained in the extension packs. As well as the original Settlers of Catan, you can buy the Seafarers, Cities and Knights, and Traders and Barbarians extensions to the game, which add extra dimensions. This does make the game seem quite expensive but we still think it is worth it. ![]() The basic Settlers box costs around £25, but if, like us, you regularly play with a family of more than four people, you will also want the 5/6 player expansion pack, for a further £15.
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