Comments on: Unplugged: The Greatness of Catan http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/05/01/unplugged-the-greatness-of-catan/ Games from a Parental Perspective Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dr. Matt Carlson http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/05/01/unplugged-the-greatness-of-catan/comment-page-1/#comment-8452 Dr. Matt Carlson Fri, 02 May 2008 03:12:21 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=878#comment-8452 Well, the two main expansions are Seafarers of Catan and Cities and Knights of Catan. Both were originally designed with the game but separated out to make the game simpler and less expensive to produce. Seafarers makes the game different and "fun again" for fans of the original that have grown a bit tired of the basic game. Cities and Knights makes a much longer game and a bit more complex/think-y style of game. I've only tried Cities & Knights once or so and thought it was interesting but not great. Well, the two main expansions are Seafarers of Catan and Cities and Knights of Catan. Both were originally designed with the game but separated out to make the game simpler and less expensive to produce.

Seafarers makes the game different and “fun again” for fans of the original that have grown a bit tired of the basic game. Cities and Knights makes a much longer game and a bit more complex/think-y style of game. I’ve only tried Cities & Knights once or so and thought it was interesting but not great.

]]> By: Icarus http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/05/01/unplugged-the-greatness-of-catan/comment-page-1/#comment-8446 Icarus Thu, 01 May 2008 15:10:58 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=878#comment-8446 Thanks for the review! I'd never quite been able to quantify why this was such a great game to people who hadn't played it! I'm still wondering about the expansions, though. I've seen them and read about them, but it almost seems like messing with perfection to add them in. How do others feel about them? Settlers of Canaan (and the even more referential Settlers of Zarahemla) are both great games as well, with only slightly changed rules (strips of resource tiles instead of individual ones lessens the randomness a little more and a couple of other minor changes). Thanks again! Great stuff! Thanks for the review! I’d never quite been able to quantify why this was such a great game to people who hadn’t played it! I’m still wondering about the expansions, though. I’ve seen them and read about them, but it almost seems like messing with perfection to add them in. How do others feel about them?

Settlers of Canaan (and the even more referential Settlers of Zarahemla) are both great games as well, with only slightly changed rules (strips of resource tiles instead of individual ones lessens the randomness a little more and a couple of other minor changes).
Thanks again! Great stuff!

]]> By: Mike Anderson http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/05/01/unplugged-the-greatness-of-catan/comment-page-1/#comment-8444 Mike Anderson Thu, 01 May 2008 13:38:54 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=878#comment-8444 Wow ... even more Catan love and detail! Can't wait to get this one. Wow … even more Catan love and detail! Can’t wait to get this one.

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