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User Submitted Settlers of Catan Card Game ReviewsDate: 2009-01-06 Settlers of Catan Card Game Overall, this is a fun game for two players. It has some differences from Setters of Catan and even some elements of the Cities and Knights expansion. It also has some similaritis with San Juan, the card game version of Puerto Rico. The first time we played it took a little while to learn the rules, but the second game went much quicker. It does take a lot of floor/table space to play, but is easy to set up and clean up since there are not lots of little playing pieces. The playing pieces are just cards, two dice, a windmill token, and a knight token. There is some chance in the game from the dice rolls, and then you must use strategy to plan and play. Date: 2008-11-22 Great for a GameDate night My wife and I received this game for Christmas last year. Here it is almost a year later and we never played. We both love Settlers of Catan but find it challenging to find that third or fourth person. The card game fills the void wonderfully. We were surprised by how much room you need to play the game. I find that the pace of our games tend to be pretty fast. There is little down time with the two of us playing. Having said that the game still takes 1 to 2 hours to complete. The variety in cards and methods of winning keeps the game fun and challenging. If you enjoy the SoC experience you will certainly enjoy the card game. A great game when you just can't find that third person! Date: 2008-09-11 A Great Two-Player Alternative I am brand new to the Catan series of games. I picked this up while visiting the Mall of America with my wife. My wife and I are always looking for board games and the like to play together. The problem is I am very competitive, and whereas I like to win, I have a hard time beating up on my wife! To explain better - two player games pretty much mean one person beats the other. A lot of card games or board games do this by players attacking each other. Chess, checkers - to name the easy ones, also games like Stratego, Monopoly - all pretty much focus on one player beating the other. Catan gives a different feel. In Catan, the actions of one player affect BOTH players - "event dice" rolled at the beginning of each players turn affects both players. "Event cards" selected by each player do the same. In fact, very few actions performed by a player are done with negative effects to their opponent and positive effects to themself. Some cards can be played to protect the card holder from an action done by the event cards or dice, which leaves the other player to fend for themselves - but this never feels like you're attacking each other. In addition, the "knights" that you can place in your settlements and cities never actually fight each other. Tournaments will sometimes take place, awarding the player with the stronger presence of knights, but again - player one never attacks player two, or vice versa. All this results in a game that acts as more of a race than a battle. Who can build their civilization into the bigger one sooner? A lot of it is luck of the roll, but there is also a LOT of strategy, especially regarding use of resources. You can buy your way out of a lot of problems, provided you've managed your resources wisely. As an experienced gamer (I have played similar games such as Magic and Star Trek :CCG) I felt that the learning curve to this game was very easy. I had no problem understanding the requirements, order of play, or methods. My wife was a little more challenged - she's not familiar with games like this. Still she picked it up and I'm sure that after a nice, long game, it'll become more second-nature to her. The best part was that we were able to help each other by trading resources, and it never felt like we were giving up the game. It felt much less cut-throat than other games we've played, and made it much more fun. I think my wife and I have found something that we can enjoy competing with. I recommend this to anyone trying to do the same. Lastly, though this game has some of the feel of Magic - multiple draw piles, unusual dice - it is not a "collectible" card game, meaning that one box gives you all the options the game allows and doesn't require the purchase of booster decks, upgrade decks, etc. There is an expansion pack which we have purchased but not-yet tried. This works the same however - one box is all you need. I had a few hundred dollars invested into the Star Trek Collectible Card Game and STILL didn't have every card ever created. I've spent $45 on Catan and have it all! Date: 2007-12-28 Catan Card Game Amazing game! As good as the board game. Definitely recommend. I bought this as a gift because I love the board game but this only requires two people. Although it requires a lot of table space it is well worth it. Date: 2007-11-29 Friday night! I love this game! My husband and I actually choose to stay in on a Friday night to play it. It's also a great alternative to sacking out in front of the tube. The only problem is, I have yet to win a game!
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