Expansion of
CATANSettlers of Crypto: The Siege
2-6
players
180
min
12+
age
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Mechanics
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Description
--- **The Siege** is an unofficial fan expansion for Catan that enables capturing opponents' Settlements or Cities via siege placement at a cost, introducing balanced attack strategies and new challenges. Key mechanics include: - *Siege placement* Grants control over an opponent's Settlement or City, but incurs a significant cost. - *Strategic depth* Adds various new challenges and strategies using a single game piece. - *Attack initiation* Provides additional balanced ways to launch attacks. - *Compatibility* Includes tailored scenarios for base Catan and expansions like Seafarers, Cities & Knights, Traders & Barbarians, Explorers & Pirates, and Treasures, Dragons & Adventurers. The Siege is an unofficial fan-made expansion for Settlers of Catan, enhancing gameplay by introducing a siege mechanic where players can place a single game piece on an opponent's Settlement or City to seize control, albeit at a substantial cost. This simple addition unlocks diverse new challenges and strategic layers, offering more avenues for initiating attacks while preserving game balance. It features dedicated scenarios compatible with the base Catan game as well as major expansions including Seafarers, Cities & Knights, Traders & Barbarians, Explorers & Pirates, and Treasures, Dragons & Adventurers, thereby broadening tactical confrontations across multiple Catan variants. ---