Description
Catan: Cities & Knights – 5-6 Player Expansion (original title Catan: Cities & Knights – 5-6 Player Expansion) expands Catan – Cities & Knights for a fifth and sixth player. On a larger island, you build cities, develop trade, politics and science, and use your knights to defend Catan from the barbarians approaching the coast by ship.
How to play
The rules are the same as in Cities & Knights, and you set up the island as in the 5-6 player expansion. To keep the waiting from getting too long, the game has a special rule for larger groups: during the active player's turn, another player may also build, but that player may not trade with the other players. The first player to collect 13 victory points wins.
To play, you need the Catan base game, Catan – 5-6 Player Expansion and Catan – Cities & Knights.
Why you'll love it
- You can play Cities & Knights with five or six players.
- Because another player also builds during the first player's turn, the wait for your turn isn't too long.
- More players means more trading and more negotiating for resources.
- More knights have to defend Catan from the barbarians, which makes the defense even more tense.
Who is this expansion for
For five or six players aged 12 and up, and a game takes about 120 minutes. The expansion is of medium difficulty, and players like it best with six. It suits groups who already know Cities & Knights.
What you might not like
A six-player game is long, and the dice decide which resources you get. It may not be the best fit for those who prefer shorter games with less luck.
What's in the box
- 18 commodity cards (paper, cloth, coin)
- knights and city walls in two additional colors
- player aids for two additional players
- rulebook
