Common Market Board - 2 Player Game Variant | Catan Geographies: Germany

Troy Davis

(decumanusmaximus)

Canada
Edmonton
Alberta

Nicely done Marco! I noticed the card order on the common market isn't the same as in the variant which normally wouldn't be important, however, the variant has each card space on the common market numbered for rolling the type of resource "stolen" from the bank when Gotz is moved adjacent to a "neutral" player.

I'm not an expert on probability but I'm curious if any consideration has been made to the assignment of numbers for the resources based on the probability of rolling each number (i.e. if a 3 is rolled more often, statistically, perhaps a resource deemed "less valuable" should be assigned to that number). I'm just babbling at this point ...

Posted Tue Jul 7, 2009 11:21 pm
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Gláucio Reis

(GSReis)

Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
RJ

decumanusmaximus wrote:

I'm not an expert on probability but I'm curious if any consideration has been made to the assignment of numbers for the resources based on the probability of rolling each number

I'm no expert, either, but I don't think you need to be one to realize that the probability of any number being rolled is the same, since you roll just one die.

So, the order doesn't make any practical difference. Personally, though, I'd have preferred they were in the same order as in the reference cards (clay, wood, ore, grain and wool), which I use when I set up the resources (and neither version of this market follows). But it is a great addition in any form, and I compliment both Fledermaushaus and Errante, for the creation and graphic design, respectively.

Valeu, Groo!

Edited Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:42 am
Posted Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:11 am
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