Catan: Explorers and Pirates
Catan: Explorers & Pirates is the fourth major expansion for The Settlers of Catan (following Seafarers, Cities & Knights and Traders & Barbarians) and it includes five scenarios and three missions; some of the scenarios make use of the missions while others do not.
Catan: Explorers & Pirates differs from the Catan base game in three main ways. First, instead of having only a single island in the game on which players build and compete for resources, three islands are present which players can travel to.
Second, instead of using cities, Catan: Explorers & Pirates allows players to build port settlements for two corn and two ore, with a port settlement supplying one resource when the adjacent number is rolled at the start of a turn.
Third, if a player receives no resources during the production roll (other than on a roll of 7), she receives one gold in compensation. Two gold can be traded with the bank for a resource of the player’s choice. Gold has other uses as well, such as helping you escape from pirates.
Contents:
- 16 Harbor Settlements
- 36 Crews
- 12 Ships
- 8 Settlers
- 4 Pirate Ships
- 6 Pirate Lair Tokens
- 6 Fish Hauls
- 24 Spice Sacks
- 76 Gold Coins
- 6 Gold Fields
- 6 Fish Shoal Hexes
- 6 Spice Hexes
- 12 Standard Terrain Hexes
- 15 Frame Pieces
- 12 Markers
- 2 Mission Cards
- 3 Victory Point Cards
- 4 New Building Costs Cards
| Designer(s) | Klaus Teuber |
| Artist(s) | Harald Lieske, Michael Menzel |
| Publisher(s) | 999 Games, Albi, Asmodee, Devir, Filosofia Éditions, Galakta, Giochi Uniti, GP Games, Hobby World, KOSMOS, Mayfair Games, Piatnik |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Mechanics | Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading |
| Categories | Expansion, Gateway Games, Negotiation, Strategy Games |
| Player Count | 2-4 |
| Play Time | 90-120 Min |
| Age | 12+ |
| Weight | 2.81 / 5 |
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