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Year Published
2005
# of Players:
3 − 4
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 3, 4, more than 4 players
(7 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
0 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
(1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(4 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Settlers of Catan - The Fishermen of Catan
Alternate Names
Die Fischer von Catan
die Fischer von Catan
The Fishermen of Catan
Kolonisten van Catan - De Vissers van Catan
De Kolonisten van Catan: De Vissers
Les PĂȘcheurs de Catane
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An expansion/scenario for The Settlers of Catan. Originally, It is available only in the 5/2005 issue of Spielbox (this is the Essen Spiel edition, as the magazine is bimonthly). In 2006, the Dutch company 999 Games gave it away as an extra to those people who bought all scenarios in 999 Games' Six Scenarios series.

Also given as an insert in Games Quarterly magazine, Spring 2007, Issue 12. This edition is published by Mayfair Games, Inc. and is the only one printed fully in English.

The expansion is about fishermen. Some of the sea tiles of the base game are transformed into Fishing Grounds. These Fishing Grounds produce resources in a way similar to regular tiles.

Instead of Resource Cards, Fishing Grounds provide Fish Tiles. Fish Tiles can be worth one, two or three fish.

During his turn, a player can spend fish to get a special benefit:
2 fish: The player may move the robber back into the desert (he/she may not steal a card from another player who owns a settlement / town at the desert).
3 fish: The player may steal a raw material card from another player.
4 fish: The player may take any one raw material from the bank.
5 fish: The player may build a street immediately.
7 fish: The player receives a development card for free.

In addition to fish, a player can also catch an old shoe. As long as a player has the old shoe in his possession, he needs one more point to win the game than usual. He can get rid of the old shoe by giving it to someone with the same number of points or more points than himself.

Belongs to the Catan Series.

Expands:

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5 Print and Play Fisherman of Catan
2 pages of everything you need to print and play the Fisherman of Catan. Includes 4 fish trade-in cards for references, 6 chevron tiles and 30 fish tiles.
2009-01-14
1 No Title
Ayuda en castellano - Player Guide in Spanish based on Drew1365's
2008-01-13
9 catanfishmarket.pdf
English reference card outlining the rewards you receive in exchange for fish.
2007-09-07
1 Pescadores_de_Catan PT-BR v1.0.pdf
Regras da variante oficial "Pescadores de Catan" em PT-BR
2007-06-06
2 Los Pescadores de Catan.pdf
Spanish rules
2005-11-29
0 Fishermen_of_Catan_Rules_kr.pdf
Korean Rules
2005-11-21
2 Die Fischer Von Catan.pdf
Dutch Translation rules
2005-11-20
6 fishermen.png
Card detailing what can be purchased with fish
2005-11-08
1 FishersOfCatan.pdf
PDF copy of Simon Hilsforf's article (edited)
2005-10-29
5 FoC - Official Rules w graphics.pdf
The official Spielbox English translation, but with images added.
2005-10-28
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