Teuber Brings Catan to Cards Once Again

Yours Truly,

(JohnnyDollar)

United States
Gainesville
Florida

Interesting.
Isn't that the identical box cover/image as the current Settlers edition though? That could cause some confusion...

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:04 am
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Drew

(Drew1365)

United States
Eau Claire
Wisconsin

Looks a little oranger. cool

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:56 am
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Key Locks

(Leezer)

United States
Indianapolis
Indiana

The idea of a "Catan universe" makes me giggle a little. That's kind of like referring to the "checkers universe" or the "hopscotch universe."

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:48 am
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**MOSHIN' JOSH** [Here to have fun!]

(squash)

Canada
Cambridge
Ontario

"Sometimes game rulebooks are meant to be used as a guide - not chiseled into stone tablets as scripture. If using a specific rule makes a game more fun for you, then it is not only your right - but it is your duty to change it." --Rob Bell

“My opinion is that a game has its own life when published, and is really alive when players want to add their own house rules!” --Bruno Cathala

I dislike The Settlers of Catan.

I enjoy The Rivals for Catan.

Thus, I'm unsure of what to think of The Struggle for Catan.

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:04 am
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Derek Whaley

(Whaleyland)

United States
Felton
California

Darius I – 73rd Great Khan of the Illustrius Barbarian Horde, Duque San Lorenzo, Marquis de Feltón, Chief of the Zayante, Baron von Whaleyland, Lord Kennedy

Arrgh!

squash wrote:

I dislike The Settlers of Catan.

I enjoy The Rivals for Catan.

Thus, I'm unsure of what to think of The Struggle for Catan.

One could say you are "struggling" to figure out its place in the universe.

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:54 am
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Toco

(tocoking)

Belgium

Vlaanderen

If people keep buying, Teuber keeps trying. shake

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:01 pm
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Ryan Tharp

(fifisdead)

United States
Springfield
Missouri

and people will keep buying

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:04 pm
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Ryan Twombly

(rtwombly)

United States

North Carolina

Is this distinct from the Rivals for Catan expansions that we've been promised?

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:56 pm
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Alex Yeager

(AlexYeager)

United States
Ypsilanti
MI

@Ryan: yes. Struggle... is a multiplayer card game using a very different mechanic. The expansions for Rivals... are separate and continue to be 2-player.

I hope that helps!
Alex Yeager
Mayfair Games

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:27 pm
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ackmondual

(ackmondual)

United States

Virginia

.... I don't know, Settlers Of Catan was already a struggle for me and a handful of others. However, I wouldn't mind giving this a try if someone else has it.

$15 price tag looks attractive, as well as the 45 - 60 min playtime. Add the customary extra 30 min to games of this level of complexity for slower groups and/or learning games, and it's still sounds pleasant.

Edited Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:37 pm
Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:32 pm
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Aaron Watson

(Poltergeist_2000)

United States
West Jordan
UT

YAWN!! I appreciate Catan. I appreciate even more the "spin-offs" which attempted to do something NEW(ish) in the realm of Catan. (Candamir, Elasund...) Now granted, I haven't played EVERY Catan spin-off, but can't we have something besides a dozen different ways to build settlements, roads, cities, city improvements and knights and to control roads??

Shouldn't these cities and settlements be complete already?? Do building these things really represent a struggle?

Why not represent Dukes of Catan? Sitting in your established Duchies, struggling to rest power from the neighboring Dukes. Use intrigue, trade, and military power to bring them down! You'd still need to gather and effectively use your "resources" to do so.

Let everyone start with 10 victory points, but then you can only get more points by stealing them from your opponents! First one to 18 - 20 VPs wins. A true power STRUGGLE!

Sorry. Rant over.

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:18 pm
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Jonathan Franklin

(grandslam)

United States
Seattle
Washington

Aaron, have a look at Lowenherz/Domaine.

Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:44 pm
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Gary Pressler

(GaryP)

United States
West Lafayette
Indiana

I love most of the Catan games and spin-offs. (even the oft neglected Anno 1503) The SoC Card Game is a favorite. But another card game... but multi-player... when I can play the board game...

maybe worthwhile... but it will take some convincing...

Wake me when he designs The Collapse of Catan, the sheep-stacking dexterity game. unless I do first!

Edited Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:07 pm
Posted Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:06 pm
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Robert Cannon

(robcannonsoftware)

United States
ATLANTA
GA

At $15 dollars, I think it's an automatic buy. At that price, I wonder if they are aiming at Walmart.

Posted Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:58 am
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Todd McCorkle

(kusinohki)

United States
Anderson
Indiana

Poltergeist_2000 wrote:

Why not represent Dukes of Catan?

I'm a little ashamed that I read this and thought "dukes of hazzard meets catan..."

Posted Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:09 am
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Aaron Watson

(Poltergeist_2000)

United States
West Jordan
UT

grandslam wrote:

Aaron, have a look at Lowenherz/Domaine.

I have Lowenherz and love it! I would just like them to do something DIFFERENT with the CATAN Brand if they're gonna keep pumping 'em out.

Posted Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:18 am
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Aaron Watson

(Poltergeist_2000)

United States
West Jordan
UT

kusinohki wrote:

Poltergeist_2000 wrote:

Why not represent Dukes of Catan?

I'm a little ashamed that I read this and thought "dukes of hazzard meets catan..."

Heh, heh! Now that would be a good spin-off! Sheriff Cooter chasing the General Lee down the longest road of Catan.

Posted Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:20 am
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Regards,

(Radien)

United States
Springfield
Oregon

I am a fan of card games, with their minimalist game equipment and easy-to-handle nature, so card game adaptations of board games that I already like are perfectly fine in my book.

Hmmm, 2-4 players? That's unique. Looking at my games collection, I've quite pointedly noticed that most games can either handle only 2 players, or don't work with less than 3 players.

Well, to be fair, there are plenty of games that work with 2-4 players. But it's rare to find GOOD ones that do.

I'm still wondering why my local store doesn't carry Rivals for Catan, but while I'm out there tomorrow I'll look for both of these Catan games, and probably buy just one of them.

Posted Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:35 am
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tom moughan

(lengthtoavoid)

United States
Rochester
New York

ahh....I love the smell of a stack of sketchily placed animals in the morning!

I need glover to convince me that I need this if its got a Catan labeling on it : P

Posted Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:10 pm
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Mik Svellov

(Great Dane)

Denmark
Copenhagen N
EU

As it is about 10 years since the first variant to play Catan Card Game with 3 and 4 players was created, it is about time we see the designer's go at it.

Posted Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:11 pm
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Jeremy Burke

(jburke98)

United States
Kokomo
Indiana

Leezer wrote:

The idea of a "Catan universe" makes me giggle a little. That's kind of like referring to the "checkers universe" or the "hopscotch universe."

What? Are you kidding? I don't even know where to start with this... Maybe I need to turn my troll-ometer up a little higher...

Edited Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:01 pm
Posted Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:00 pm
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Regards,

(Radien)

United States
Springfield
Oregon

Leezer wrote:

The idea of a "Catan universe" makes me giggle a little. That's kind of like referring to the "checkers universe" or the "hopscotch universe."

Personally, I think it's a lot like referring to a "France universe" or a "Hawaii universe."

After all, Catan is an island, dangit, albeit fictional.

Posted Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:36 am
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Rick Vinyard

(rvinyard)

United States
Las Cruces
New Mexico

Poltergeist_2000 wrote:

YAWN!! I appreciate Catan. I appreciate even more the "spin-offs" which attempted to do something NEW(ish) in the realm of Catan. (Candamir, Elasund...) Now granted, I haven't played EVERY Catan spin-off, but can't we have something besides a dozen different ways to build settlements, roads, cities, city improvements and knights and to control roads??

Shouldn't these cities and settlements be complete already?? Do building these things really represent a struggle?

I really liked the way resources were handled in Settlers of America. As you expand into the West you can leave your opponents high and dry in the East.

Edited Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:36 am
Posted Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:36 am
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Huzonfirst

(Larry Levy)

United States
Manassas
Virginia

San Antonio, OKC, Miami, and Boston..who will win out?

I'm assuming that this will be the English language version of Kosmos' Die Siedler von Catan: Das schnelle Kartenspiel, which is due out in February. Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of information available yet for that title either.

Posted Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:46 pm
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Terry

(carlsbad)

United States
carlsbad
California

Will he release a board game spin-off of this card game?

Posted Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:26 am
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tom moughan

(lengthtoavoid)

United States
Rochester
New York

ahh....I love the smell of a stack of sketchily placed animals in the morning!

carlsbad wrote:

Will he release a board game spin-off of this card game?

A board game spin-off of the card game spin-off of a board game? x infinity -- Feedback loop -- *world implodes*

Posted Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:24 pm
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Yours Truly,

(JohnnyDollar)

United States
Gainesville
Florida

carlsbad wrote:

Will he release a board game spin-off of this card game?

Nah, I think the next step is a dexterity expansion.

Posted Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:31 pm
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Dan C

(jedimusic)

United States

Florida

Or Alvin and Dexter might cross-over from the Ticket to Ride "universe"

Posted Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:34 pm
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Phil McDonald

(philmcd)

England
Staffordshire
UK

Keep tugging those teats Teuber !!

Surely that cash cow must be dry by now?

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Regards,

(Radien)

United States
Springfield
Oregon

philmcd wrote:

Keep tugging those teats Teuber !!

Surely that cash cow must be dry by now?

Aww, be nice to the poor guy. This is probably more fun than dentistry was.

Posted Wed Feb 2, 2011 11:25 am
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Key Locks

(Leezer)

United States
Indianapolis
Indiana

jburke98 wrote:

Leezer wrote:

The idea of a "Catan universe" makes me giggle a little. That's kind of like referring to the "checkers universe" or the "hopscotch universe."

What? Are you kidding? I don't even know where to start with this... Maybe I need to turn my troll-ometer up a little higher...

Yes, I am kidding. That's what the smiley face was for.

Look, all I'm saying is that when somebody refers to a "universe," in my mind that implies an entire fictional world full of diverse landscapes, locales, characters, stories, and plot lines. There's a certain grandness to it. It has its own history and culture. Examples that spring to mind are things like the Lord of the Rings universe, the Marvel universe, or the Star Wars universe.

Settlers of Catan is a board game, and a pretty abstract one at that. The only character is the robber, and he's not exactly rife with introspection and character development. No one has ever had an epic swashbuckling adventure across the island of Catan. The citizens of Catan never gather around campfires and regale each other with tales about that time Keith traded three sheep for a brick.

Posted Wed Feb 9, 2011 7:35 am
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Regards,

(Radien)

United States
Springfield
Oregon

Leezer wrote:

Yes, I am kidding. That's what the smiley face was for.

Look, all I'm saying is that when somebody refers to a "universe," in my mind that implies an entire fictional world full of diverse landscapes, locales, characters, stories, and plot lines. There's a certain grandness to it. It has its own history and culture. Examples that spring to mind are things like the Lord of the Rings universe, the Marvel universe, or the Star Wars universe.

Settlers of Catan is a board game, and a pretty abstract one at that. The only character is the robber, and he's not exactly rife with introspection and character development. No one has ever had an epic swashbuckling adventure across the island of Catan. The citizens of Catan never gather around campfires and regale each other with tales about that time Keith traded three sheep for a brick.

To be fair, there have been a few novels and/or short stories published that give Catan some sort of continuity. The new Rivals of Catan card game makes reference to the "history" they present.

But still, you're right that the word "universe" is a stretch. "World" would still be a bit of a stretch. Catan is supposed to be based on a real world setting, and I think they've even gone so far as to approximate where it lies in physical proximity to specific European countries. Fictionally, of course.

BGG's term "game family" is a pretty handy one for grouping the Catan games, but the term doesn't incorporate the fiction that's been released under the Catan brand.

Actually, as far as I can tell, The Starfarers of Catan is probably more deserving of the term "Catan universe," for obvious reasons......

Posted Wed Feb 9, 2011 7:42 am
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