Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.
Rich game profile
Compatibility
Play is in teams of two. Each person has a deck of picture cards. Each deck has the same set of pictures. There is also a deck of word cards with words like "marriage", "de facto", and "pimple". A word is chosen and each player chooses 2-5 cards from his/her deck. Teams score poi...
Players
3-6
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
1.11
Rating
6.57
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Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.8
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.3
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Catan has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Catan is 4.67. This indicates that the game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements like dice rolls and card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is influenced by both luck and player strategy.
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Play is in teams of two. Each person has a deck of picture cards. Each deck has the same set of pictures. There is also a deck of word cards with words like "marriage", "de facto", and "pimple". A word is chosen and each player chooses 2-5 cards from his/her deck. Teams score points for choosing the same pictures, and score extra points for putting the pictures in the same order (from most to least important). The board is used to keep track of the score, and to dictate how many pictures a team may select. First team to the end wins. Re-implemented by: Compatibility 15th Anniversary Edition
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Credits
People and publishers
Designers
1
Craig Browne (I)
Artists
3
Stéphane Gantiez
Stivo
Alexandra Violet
Publishers
4
Asmodee
Broadway Toys LTD
Cocktail Games
Competo / Marektoy
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