Posted October 19, 2011
www.playcatan.com
I've been following this game for quite some time but getting a game started and learning how to play can take a bit of research.
There are two main versions of this game. One involves an island on which you're placing roads and settlements to acquire resources from land hexes adjoining your settlements and the other version (much more interesting IMO) involves placing tiles and rolling dice like Carcassonne.
Unfortunately the Carcassonne style game currently needs a payed online membership to play but a single player VS A.I. PC version should be released in early 2012.
The island styled Catan is free but can only be played online and as such you have to set up an online client and aggravate a lot of live players while you feel your way around, not only the game, but the online world's social environment as well.
Out of all the genres of video games, table top translations (dice, cards, etc) are my favourite and I thought that I would bring it to attention in the various forums I visit as, although there are many players world wide, it's pretty obscure and underground yet a deep and original game.
Oddly enough searching YouTube doesn't reveal too many results for this game. I found this video of some kid demonstrating how to play but there was no footage on their of the tile (card) and dice version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSm1DcPTp1U&feature=player_embedded
I've been following this game for quite some time but getting a game started and learning how to play can take a bit of research.
There are two main versions of this game. One involves an island on which you're placing roads and settlements to acquire resources from land hexes adjoining your settlements and the other version (much more interesting IMO) involves placing tiles and rolling dice like Carcassonne.
Unfortunately the Carcassonne style game currently needs a payed online membership to play but a single player VS A.I. PC version should be released in early 2012.
The island styled Catan is free but can only be played online and as such you have to set up an online client and aggravate a lot of live players while you feel your way around, not only the game, but the online world's social environment as well.
Out of all the genres of video games, table top translations (dice, cards, etc) are my favourite and I thought that I would bring it to attention in the various forums I visit as, although there are many players world wide, it's pretty obscure and underground yet a deep and original game.
Oddly enough searching YouTube doesn't reveal too many results for this game. I found this video of some kid demonstrating how to play but there was no footage on their of the tile (card) and dice version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSm1DcPTp1U&feature=player_embedded
Post edited October 19, 2011 by carnival73