Catan Card Game

Description

"Catan Card Game" is a compact, resource-management card game loosely inspired by Settlers of Catan, emphasizing dice-driven production, building, and strategic card play to reach 12 victory points first. Key mechanics include: - *Resource production* Players rotate square resource cards (wool, wood, bricks, grain, ore, gold) based on number die rolls, gaining 0-3 resources per edge. - *Building expansion* Purchase roads, villages, and cities; each new village/city yields two resource cards and victory points. - *Event die effects* Rewards for most knight/windmill points, bonus resources, resource attacks on wealthiest player, or special events like civil war, plague, or progress. - *Expansion cards* Select three from six stacks at start; play 42 costing resources for civic improvements/knights/VP, or 20 action cards; draw replacements and trade discards. - *Victory points* Gained from buildings, cards with flags/improvements; first to 12 wins. The Catan Card Game diverges significantly from Settlers of Catan, featuring six resources on rotatable square cards with die numbers, starting setups of two villages and one road. Number die rolls trigger resource gains by rotating cards clockwise, while an event die introduces rewards (knight/windmill leader bonuses), resource boons, robber-like attacks on resource-rich players, or six special events (civil war, conflict, master builder, plague, productive year, progress). Central to play are 62 expansion cards in six stacks, from which players initially select three; 42 require resource costs to deploy as civic improvements or knights providing utility and/or victory points, alongside 20 action cards for benefits or opponent harm—post-play, blind draws replenish hands, with trades possible for unplayables. Buildings like additional roads, villages, and cities expand setups, grant points, and add resource cards; flags on expansions denote further points. Victory goes to the first achieving 12 points. Note the distinct Anniversary tin box edition and its Catan series affiliation.