The Explorers of Catan
2001

Expansion of

CATAN

The Explorers of Catan

2-4

players

Categories

Expansion for Base-game
Exploration

Community Tags

Description

--- "The Explorers supplement enables commissioning explorers to uncover hidden island locations and treasures, yielding supplies, victory points, and advantages via persistence and luck." Key mechanics include: - *Commissioning explorers* Players hire explorers to search the island. - *Discovery phase* Explorers reveal hidden locations and treasures. - *Reward acquisition* Gain supplies, victory points, and other strategic advantages. - *Persistence and luck* Success depends on sustained effort combined with chance elements. The Explorers supplement expands gameplay by allowing players to commission dedicated explorers tasked with scouring the island for concealed locations and treasures. This mechanic introduces opportunities to acquire essential supplies, victory points, and various other benefits, blending elements of persistence—through repeated or strategic commissioning—and a measure of luck in discoveries, as described in the rulebook. ---