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As always, the Catan parts are great quality and able to stand up to a fair amount of damage. There are a few new scenarios that are going to add hours of different game play to the standard game, and is able to merge with the other expansions that I already have with ease.
Traders and barbarians is a fantastic addition to the Settlers of catan board game. at a glance, it looks complex, but each individual scenario eases you into the host of new optional rules for your games which make for new strategies, and different Gameplay without loosing the true essence of the original game. fantastic
Adds other layers of complexity and fun to the original Catan game.
This expansion is not a standalone game. Requires the CATAN base game to play.
While expansion is the hallmark of Seafarers and Cities & Knights stands out because of its intricacy, Traders & Barbarians is characterized by variation.
Well-tried variants such as CATAN Event Cards, Harbormaster, and Catan for Two offer alternatives for customizing the game to your own needs. In addition, the 2-player variant allows you to play the Base Game as well as all scenarios of this expansion against only one opponent.
Over the course of a campaign with five scenarios, the story is told of how things develop on Catan after the first settlements and cities are built.
As the Fishermen of Catan we experience how fishing not only adds to the menu but also opens up completely new tactical possibilities.
In the second scenario, The Rivers of Catan, the rivers prove to be true lifelines. If you build roads and settlements adjacent to the rivers, you can easily make a fortune. If you arrive too late, you may well become a poor settler and have a hard time trying to get rid of this disadvantage.
In the third scenario, nomads have settled in the oasis. Since they are lacking wool and grain, they send out caravans to barter for the coveted resources. Of course, everybody wants to profit from the Caravans, but sending the caravans to one’s own settlements isn't all that easy.
Catan’s wealth doesn’t go unnoticed. And thus it doesn’t take long until the Barbarian Attack descends upon Catan’s coasts. Now it is imperative that the Catanians close ranks and train knights. The knights rally for battle – not altogether selflessly, because each captured barbarian is worth half a victory point.
The last scenario is titled Traders & Barbarians. The barbarians have been driven off, and now it’s time to repair the damage. Soon, Catan’s roads and paths are bustling with baggage trains – marble and glass must be delivered to the castle, sand to the glassworks, and tools to the marble quarry. Successfully carrying out a delivery is awarded with a victory point and gold. Unfortunately, some scattered barbarians interrupt the smooth flow of the transports…
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