![]() ![]() And it works well as a videogame aside from element which is that in the board game, your resources are private, you don’t want your opponents seeing them. There’s more nuance to it all than we’ve got the time or space to get into now but essentially Catan is a reasonably simple example of a board game and that’s probably why we loved playing it before. So, mercifully, this isn’t one of those board games that will take all night to get through. But ultimately it’s all about slowly building up your resources and settlements in a bid to win VPs (victory points). Of course, you might not have a settlement in an area that provides all the resources and so players can also trade with each other to get what they need. Those resources can be used to build roads or other settlements as well as upgrading settlements or buying cards that provide powerful bonuses. As each player takes turns rolling the dice, any hexes whose numbers match the dice roll total will yield resources (of which there are five types). We had forgotten most of it in the ten or so years since we last played but a combination of video tutorials (which are better than you’d expect) and in-game instructions make it pretty straightforward to get started, so even if you’re new to the game, you should be able to grasp its rules pretty quickly.īut, essentially, the way Catan works is that four players (any combination of AI or human) are allowed to put down two settlement camps on the board which is comprised of numbered hexes. ![]() Speaking of which, getting started with Catan is actually pretty easy. However, that was a little indie game where as this one has a bit more weight behind it in terms of presentation and the in-game tutorials. It comes to us by way of UK-based simulation specialists Dovetail Games, who are best known for making games based around trains or fishing.īut of course, this isn’t Catan‘s first foray into the world of videogaming and we actually played it a lot on the Xbox 360 where it had a very decent version. Main PS5 / Reviews tagged board game / catan / dice roll / multiplayer / strategy by RichieĬatan is an adaptation of the excellent board game of the same name which has been around since 1995 and has maintained a good level of popularity over the years thanks to its simple enough rule set. ![]()
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