If not, the player(s) with the fewest knights each have a city downgraded to a settlement. If the island is successfully defended, the player(s) with the most knights are rewarded. These knights can be used to claim certain intersections and move the Robber (taking the place of Soldier cards), but are also used to defend the island from periodic barbarian attacks. (Some cards are balanced better as well - the new Resource Monopoly card, for example, can take no more than 2 of the named resource from any one player.)įinally, players can also build knights on the island along their network of roads. These cards are similar to the development cards in the base game, but with a wider range of effects. Building more improvements will increase these chances, but cards cannot be bought directly in any way. Adds tactical complexity to the game and game length. Building city improvements gives players a chance to draw these cards with every roll of the dice. Adds several new aspects to Settlers of Catan but the two major ones are creating knights to protect the land from invading barbarians and building city improvements that confer benefits upon that city's owner. Second, the deck of development cards is replaced by three different decks, each corresponding to one of the commodities. (To make commodities easier to obtain, each player starts the game with 1 city and 1 settlement on the board.) These commodities allow players to build city improvements that confer various advantages and eventually points. Cities that would normally produce two of one of those resources instead produce 1 resource and 1 of the corresponding commodity. As far as I understand it, the original Catan game had two strategies based on your starting positions: you could expand heavily with wood and brick and build. The game changes the base game in three main ways:įirst, there are 3 new commodities in the game, distinct from resources - paper, cloth, and coins, which can be acquired from Forest, Meadow, and Mountain spaces, respectively. The level three knight gives three strength. each knight has a strength associated with it. In Catan: Cities & Knights you engage in the defense of Catan and compete to build the three great. a knight is placed on the corner of a hex without a settlement/city and connected to one of your roads. A Catan game expansion for 3-4 players ages 12 and older. New game mechanics are introduced giving players more options when playing.
It shifts the gameplay of Catan into more of a city-development game with elements of fighting barbarians and a deeper element of interaction with other players. Adds tactical complexity to the game and game length. With the removal of the development cards, you can now just build knights. Cities and Knights is an expansion for Settlers of Catan, released in 1998. Adds several new aspects to Settlers of Catan but the two major ones are creating knights to protect the land from invading barbarians and building city improvements that confer benefits upon that city's owner.
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