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Glover presents Catan Seafarers, an expansion to the board game, Settlers of Catan by Klaus Teuber.

Glover demonstrates the board game, Settlers of Catan by Klaus Teuber

Settlers of Catan is a board game. It is designed to be played by 3 or 4 players (in the standard game), or up to 5 or 6 players with various expansion modules. The game, which was originally designed by Klaus Teuber, is well suited to family play, since no player gets eliminated from the game, setting up the game is quite simple, yet game play is dynamic and can be exciting. To date, the game has been translated into 25 different languages, and has sold more than 11 million copies.

The object of the game is to setup a colony on a previously uninhabited island known as Catan. The island itself is presented using a number of hexagonal tiles which are laid out randomly at the start of the game so as to form a map.

The players turns involve resource management, and trading and interacting with other players. Each player’s turn involves a combination of luck and strategy, and the goal is accumulate victory points by building settlements and upgrading them to cities. There is no combat between the players, however players can harm each other’s progress by refusing to trade, blocking access to resources, or use of a robber character than is involved in the game.

As already mentioned, in addition to the main game, there are various expansion modules and scenarios available. These includes additions for adding more players, exploring an archipelago ("Seafarers of Catan"), and historical scenarios such as building the pyramids of Egypt, building the Great Wall of China, or expanding Alexander the Great’s empire.

Author: Sunil Tanna

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