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Catan: Cities & Knights

Catan: Cities & Knights

KOSMOS · 1998Expansion
3–490–150 min12+ yrs2.9/5 complexity7.5 BGG49,4 K
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Adds several new aspects to Settlers of Catan but the two major ones are creating knights to protect the land from invading barbarians and building city improvements that confer benefits upon that city's owner.

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Adds several new aspects to Settlers of Catan but the two major ones are creating knights to protect the land from invading barbarians and building city improvements that confer benefits upon that city's owner. Adds tactical complexity to the game and game length.

Belongs to the Catan Series.

The game changes the base game in three main ways:

First, there are 3 new commodities in the game, distinct from resources - paper, cloth, and coins, which can be acquired from Forest, Meadow, and Mountain spaces, respectively. Cities that would normally produce two of one of those resources instead produce 1 resource and 1 of the corresponding commodity. (To make commodities easier to obtain, each player starts the game with 1 city and 1 settlement on the board.) These commodities allow players to build city improvements that confer various advantages and eventually points.

Second, the deck of development cards is replaced by three different decks, each corresponding to one of the commodities. Building city improvements gives players a chance to draw these cards with every roll of the dice. Building more improvements will increase these chances, but cards cannot be bought directly in any way. These cards are similar to the development cards in the base game, but with a wider range of effects. (Some cards are balanced better as well - the new Resource Monopoly card, for example, can take no more than 2 of the named resource from any one player.)

Finally, players can also build knights on the island along their network of roads. These knights can be used to claim certain intersections and move the Robber (taking the place of Soldier cards), but are also used to defend the island from periodic barbarian attacks. If the island is successfully defended, the player(s) with the most knights are rewarded. If not, the player(s) with the fewest knights each have a city downgraded to a settlement.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.9 / 5
BGG rating7.5 / 10
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
90–150 min
Players
3–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs

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Frequently asked questions

Q1How much does Catan: Cities & Knights cost?
Catan: Cities & Knights costs around 104 RON in Romania.
Q2Where can I buy Catan: Cities & Knights cheapest?
The lowest price for Catan: Cities & Knights right now is 104 RON at Regatul Jocurilor. The Prices tab lists every store currently tracking it.
Q3How do you play Catan: Cities & Knights?
Catan: Cities & Knights is a expansion for base-game game, for 3–4 players, taking ~90–150 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Catan: Cities & Knights — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Catan: Cities & Knights support?
Catan: Cities & Knights is played by 3–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Catan: Cities & Knights take?
A game of Catan: Cities & Knights takes about 90–150 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Catan: Cities & Knights for?
Catan: Cities & Knights is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Catan: Cities & Knights?
Catan: Cities & Knights has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.9 out of 5.

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