Varied innovation for Settlers fans, only compatible with the basic game of the 2nd generation, not with extensions

Varied innovation for Settlers fans, only compatible with the basic game of the 2nd generation, not with extensions

Kosmos 693 411 - The Settlers of Catan - explorers and pirates (Toys)

Customer Review

In our games round we have already played everything appeared to extensions to the base game. Our favorite game is the Cities & Knights expansion, with this version, unfortunately, is not compatible. The explorers and pirates are only an extension of the basic game (Note: Only for mold plastic version of the 2nd generation, the "old" wood version that is incompatible) and in nature is a mixture of "seafarer" and "Traders & Barbarians" represents ,

Encouraging good order inside the box, while not divided, but is it equipped with 12 ziplock bags. For each bag there is a content map, which reveals that in part, as there is a bag for the parts of the base game, which are required for the expansion. Very nice.

The Rulebook has been thought, for beginners there is a Acquaintance scenario, who has been a few laps behind Catan, can easily enter with the missions. After two Lekürte one is able to explain the game of the round and it can be losgelegt. For subsequent disputes was trying to cover every eventuality, so that no question remains open; This is done quite well, some question (eg one may use the spice benefits immediately, or only in the subsequent round ?, Why is there no 2er chip, get at 2 all gold, or is again rolled, like a scenario in the Barbarians ?) nevertheless remained unanswered.

The game is played according to the basic rules, Port settlements replace cities, but bring no double raw material yield. Instead of shipping lines as in the Seefahreren there are individual ships, which is pulled. The ships can Siedeler (can be converted to land areas in settlements), units (for spice and piracy mission needed) and transport spice bags and fishing. Similar to the "Islands in the Mist" is the to be discovered islands, spice boxes, pirate nests and fishing grounds first flipped on the table and must be approached and discovered by the ship.
The robber is omitted, and will be replaced by a pirate ship, the player that the passage with the settlers ships allows only against payment of gold. Obtained in the yield phase no raw material, there is instead a gold, so nobody gets nothing. Longest Road omitted, as well as the development cards, and thereby also the largest army.

The three scenarios (pirates, spices and fish) can be played in any combination individually, or separately and bring victory points that are displayed by advancing on a mission scale. When completing a mission objective (excavating a pirate nest, supply of fish or spices to the Council of Catan) you may move a field, respectively.

The most important question is, of course, but: Machts and the fun in the long run? Yes but.

It is encouraging that no player is totally chance by an unfavorable constellation for starting and must only first legs unmotivated right. This is partly because that one (which can be converted to another settlement as soon as you come across the country) with a settlement, a port settlement and a ship with settlers begins and thus the very beginning has quite a lot of options for action, even if the dice first unfavorable fall. Second, you always get either a commodity or gold twice per round 2: 1 can be exchanged for commodities. And third, little roads are being built and the game plan is, by its size, relatively little "installed". With the free-moving ships, you can always go somewhere has options for action by, for example on the fulfillment of missions, rather than dedicated to building of settlements.
At the same time increases the in my eyes also the luck factor and you can not really play necessarily towards victory but to play so in front of him somehow. In addition, you can only if you turn really think about what you really want to do, because so much has changed in the game that the original plans are there again. Emergency simply goes something by ship through the area.
By exchanging the gold option for raw materials is also traded tend to be less among the players each playing more for themselves.

All in all, a varied expansion, the settlers fans supplied with new feed, which do not always want to gamble only cities and knights +/- sailors. An unqualified success, it is not for me, a fun alternative with many good ideas anyway.

I expected more 4 Rank: 3/5
November 18
Strange ... 2 Rank: 4/5
August 29
Good but alone! Rank: 3/5
December 20
Top iron for small Taler Rank: 5/5
February 23

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