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Mayfair The Settlers of Catan Board Game | 
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| Brand: MayFair Games
Category: Toy
Buy New: $96.77
Avg. Customer Rating:  213 reviews
Sales Rank: 27625
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 99 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 2.1 x 9.5 x 11.8
MPN: 4098900
Model: 4098900
UPC: 298770048364
EAN: 0298770048364
ASIN: B00001ZT4D
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: New in Box - Ready to Ship. THIRD EDITION with number 483 in top right corner on front of box. Shrinkwrapped Retail Box as pictured here. Unopened. MINT CONDITION. We also have the 5-6 player Expansion set for 3rd Edition listed here on Amazon. If you purchase both, we will refund the shipping cost on the Expansion set so that shipping is free for that set when purchased with the main game here. Any questions, please contact us for a swift reply.
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| Features:
| • | Award-winning board game for three or four players | | • | Immerse yourself in an imaginary unexplored island, where players are explorers and settlers | | • | Players must use their resources to develop their island home | | • | Takes only 15 minutes to learn; beginner and advanced game modes |
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Product Description
Play an immigrant on the newly populated island of Catan. Build settlements, roads and villages by taking commodities from the land around you. Turn sheep, lumber, rocks and some grain into a settlement; bricks and wood into road; or try to complete other combinations for more advanced buildings and services. Take advantage of trades with other players, or at local seaports to get commodities you might lack. The first player to gain ten points from a combination of roads, settlements and special cards wins.
Amazon.com Product Description
In this award-winning board game for three or four players, Catan is an imaginary unexplored island, and players are explorers and settlers. The playing surface is made of hexagonal tiles that, depending on their placement, create a different environment each time the game is played. Settlers must use their resources to develop their island home, building roads and houses to create new towns. But watch out! There's a robber on the island, and that renegade can show up at any time to steal your valuable resources. The game includes a rules booklet, a game almanac (with examples and advanced rules), cardboard hexagonal tiles, a plastic game sheet, small wooden markers (for settlements, cities, and roads), playing cards, and wooden dice. Settlers of Catan takes only 15 minutes to learn, and the game can be played in a simple version for beginners or in a more complex version for experienced players. --Marcie Bovetz 
Catan is an imaginary unexplored island, and players are explorers and settlers. | 
Settlers of Catan incorporates many different board game elements, to deliver a rich experience of creating, trading, and developing territories in a new land. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 208 more reviews...
Fun modification to the basic game October 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have probably played this game over a hundred times by now. As far as board games go, there is none better for good family fun. This game requires that players actually talk to each other, and the art of negotiation is a great thing to teach a kid.
We have found though that some times one player has a huge advantage by getting the best placement. Sometimes it is hard to stop them, and about half way through the game one player or another can lose hope.
To counter that, we created a slight modification to this game by adding a new rule:
-- Suicide Bomber mod:
1) Take the soldier cards and number them 1-6 (two of each number per deck). Roll one dice before the game starts, and that is the bomb.
2) If someone buys a development card that is a bomber, they can use it the traditional way (move the robber and steal) OR... they can remove one settlement (or reduce one city to a settlement) of an opposing player.
Note that if someone does in fact use the soldier as a bomb, it can no longer be used towards the largest army, and is removed from the game.
The game dynamic changes a lot with this mod.
a) Kids seem to buy more resource cards than they normally would just for the chance to use one of these.
b) You become afraid to steal from someone because they just might have a bomb. Retaliation is fun.
c) When one is played, it sometimes makes that space on the board available for building by someone else. This makes it a very strategic opportunity.
Enjoy the game as it is, or modify it. It is a lot of fun either way.
great game of strategy & luck April 24, 2008
My sons, ages 9 & 10, have a great time playing this game with the family. My 10 year old is the strategist and loves the challenge of the game. This game came highly recommended to me by a mom of 10. She says her family continues to enjoy this game after many years of playing it!
You will spend half-a-day playing this game! April 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The game is somewhat like monopoly or trade, but much much better. A major difference being everyone gets to play at everyone's turn of rollng the dice. So, keeps you engaged getting things necessary for building roads and cities for you to collect dues from other players.
It is a whole lot of fun, but you need at least four players (or even better more people with the optional game extension) to really enjoy playing. It will be a great family game for a rainy or winter day. What can I say about the fun aspect after 5 star rating from over 200 reviewers?
Mayfair Settlers Game February 26, 2008
The game was shipped in good condition. However, I am upset with the company because I paid for expedited shipping (1-3 business days) and the game came in 10 days!!! I wanted it for a birthday party and it was very late. When I contacted the company, they told me to contact them by phone during their business hours to complain. I work full time and I cannot call from work M-F , since it is a long distance number and my employer won't allow this. I guess that I will call from my cell phone on my lunch, but the problem is, I am very busy(hence ordering things online, instead of shopping personally).I know that they can tell when the game was shipped and I want them to handle it on their end without having the burden on me to prove. They can accept my money online and give me confirmations, but I have to have the hassle to fix the shipping now, instead of them investigating it on their end.
An AMAZING game that combines strategy and fun! February 8, 2008
This is one of the best games I have ever played. Every round is different no matter who you play. Each time, you will improve, and you can really get into the game. I really like having to use strategy in my games, so that you actually think while you play. The only thing I don't like about the game is the fact that only 4 people max can play it. It would be great if the board was bigger and more people could play.
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