An English edition was released in the fourth quarter of 2010. The Rivals for Catan was released in German in September of 2010, on the 15th anniversary of the original card game. The Rivals for Catan is a reimplementation of Catan Card Game. Review: Sentinels of the Multiverse Enhanced Editi.All the familiar joy of building roads, chucking dice and getting resources that the original Catan has, but re-worked to make a 2-player strategic game.Īnyone who wants that Catan feel don't have a big enough group for it.Review: Star Wars X-Wing Minatures Game by Fantasy.Preview of the Downwood Tales Expansion for Mice a.Tales of the Arabian Nights, by Z-Man Games.Shadows Over the Empire, by Babis Giannio.Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: By Mike Selinker.I can highly recommend this small box title from Mayfair Games and Klaus Tueber. It is also very straightforward in play that you will want to play more than one game in a sitting. It plays well in about forty minutes to ninety minutes, and there is enough card variety that you won't see that same cards over and over. If you only have two players, and want the Settlers of Catan experience in a much more interesting way, this is an excellent alternative. It is a subtle head to head game of building and prospering on the island. Rivals for Catan results in a masterful reworking of the basic Catan idea. Above and beyond that, you can play an epic 'duel of the princes' using all the events and all three era decks, playing until a player reaches twelve points. They also have era specific events that are shuffled into the event deck for you to encounter as you roll the dice.
These are not drawn, but just claimed from a face up pile. Each era typically has a special building that each player can build once, such as a mint for the gold era. These decks are integrated by taking the blank backed cards and dividing them up into three piles, then dividing the era deck into two piles giving you five decks to draw from. Once you've mastered the beginner game, you can add one of the three era decks in (gold, war, prosperity,) and play to ten points. The new theme decks also integrate into the game in much better ways. While there is a measure of competition, the events and action cards aren't as punishing here as they used to be. Almost all of the 'take that' cards have been reworked into much smoother events. Rather than the knights being random personalities, they have been turned into characters from the Settlers book that was released in Germany. Rivals really is the card game, version 2.0.
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There was an attempt to upgrade the game by releasing some theme decks, but those had some weird rules too and I wasn't terribly fond of them, despite owning them the minute they were released in the US. I really enjoyed the original game, but some of the player interaction felt clunky and a bit forced. Rivals had its start as the Settlers of Catan card game about ten years ago. Normally your settlements can hold just two building cards, but if you upgrade them to cities you can build four items in each city. Toll bridges let you claim gold when your opponent does certain things. The abbey lets you have more cards in hand. Fleets can give you better trading choices than the standard three to one from the bank. The various buildings from the draw deck do a lot for players. Players continue until one player has the required number of victory points in their principality, which is seven in the beginner game.
Once the dice have been cast and each player has collected his or her resources, the active player can build. The events can vary, from being robbed by bandits, to prosperous year, tournaments, or an event card from the event deck. The other die is an event die with custom symbols. One die is a standard numbered die which indicates which resources the players get that turn. Each player draws three cards from the draw piles, and then the game begins.Įach player rolls the dice at the start of his or her turn. The cities, settlements, roads,and events go next to them. The basic game has you set up the blank backed cards into five draw piles, placed between the players. Right out of the box, you are handed nine cards that make up your initial province: two settlements, a road to connect them, and six resource cards, each with a different die number on them. The overall goal is to be the first to reach a set number of victory points based on the era you are playing in. Interaction comes from event cards, die rolls, and some shared limited building resources. Instead of competing for space and points on a shared map, each player has a group of cities and settlements to manage. Rivals takes the basic Catanian resources and set you up with your own principality on the fabled island.
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