The Rivals for Catan\u00a0is a reimplementation of\u00a0Catan Card Game.<\/p>\n
The Rivals for Catan\u00a0was released in German in September of 2010, on the 15th anniversary of the original card game. An English edition was released in the fourth quarter of 2010. The designer of the game, Klaus Teuber, has stated that he completely reworked many of the original card game’s mechanics to make it easier for newcomers to play the game.<\/p>\n
Each player portrays a prince for Catan, developing their individual provinces and competing to build a more successful province than the other. The basic mode of play is similar to the original Catan Card Game, where players expand their provinces by building settlements connected by roads. Players may also build expansions in their settlements that aid them in various ways, or upgrade their settlements to cities to allow more expansions to be built. They build these additions by using resources that they accumulate each turn, which are determined by the roll of a die. Cards are drawn on each turn to replenish the players’ hands. The players may also use action cards that directly affect either their own province or their opponent’s province.<\/p>\n
The Rivals for Catan\u00a0features a reduced pool of cards, without the more aggressive style of action cards found in the original Catan Card Game. Therefore, all action cards will be able to be used from the beginning of the game unlike in the original card game.<\/p>\n
Ways to Play: Three\u00a0Theme Games<\/em>\u00a0add more rules, expansions, and aggressive cards. These\u00a0Theme Games<\/em>\u00a0may be played individually or combined to play a variant called “The Duel of the Princes.” Each\u00a0Theme Game<\/em>\u00a0adds 24 Expansion and Event Cards to the cards from the\u00a0Introductory Game<\/em>, which are placed in two stacks separately from the cards from the\u00a0Introductory Game<\/em>. When playing a\u00a0Theme Game<\/em>, playtime should be around 45 to 60 minutes.<\/p>\n As with the original Catan Card Game, players can also play the\u00a0Tournament Game<\/em>, in which each player chooses specific cards to build their deck ahead of time from which they draw from during the game.<\/p>\n Theme: Belongs to the\u00a0Catan Series.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nThe\u00a0Introductory Game<\/em>\u00a0focuses on the basics of the card game, featuring gameplay that is more appropriate for newcomers. This game is played to 7 victory points and includes 36 Expansion Cards in four stacks. This play style should take beginner players 25 to 30 minutes to play.<\/p>\n
\nThe theme of\u00a0The Rivals for Catan\u00a0is no longer restricted only to the feudal era of the Middle Ages like the original Catan Card Game. The\u00a0Introductory Game<\/em>\u00a0portrays the very early years of the world of Catan, while each\u00a0Theme Game<\/em>\u00a0takes place in progressively later eras. These eras are known as “The Era of Gold,” “The Era of Turmoil,” and “The Era of Progress.”<\/p>\n\n