Questions tagged [catan-seafarers]

The first expansion to Catan. Players can now build ships to expand their horizons and take on whatever new challenges may await them across the sea...

The first expansion to . Catan: Seafarers is not a stand-alone game, but supplements Catan with additional board pieces (more resource hexes, ocean hexes, frames), tokens (ships and the pirate), and instructions.

The essential difference in game play between Seafarers and Catan is the addition of shipping routes -- one segment is purchased with one wood and one wool -- allowing expansion onto other islands.

Unlike Catan, Seafarers comes with rules and instructions for a variety of game scenarios. Whenever applicable, the rules of Catan apply in Seafarers.

This tag should be reserved for questions about rules and situations that are specific to Seafarers.

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Chit assignment in Catan: Seafarers, Scenario 8: The Wonders of Catan?

In Seafarers, Scenario 8: The Wonders of Catan, each player gets a single Catan chit to start with. Is that chit just meant to count as a victory point or it supposed to be used to indicate the level you've achieved on your Wonder? Another related…
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Can the pirate be placed on the edge of the board?

In "The Seafarers of Catan" the pirate can be used to steal resources from another player by putting him on a hex adjacent to one of their ships. Is it also allowed to place the pirate on the water frame around the edge of the board? In certain…
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In catan seafarers, does using a knight on a pirate ship give you double resources?

In Catan (seafarers), there is a new piece introduced: the pirate ship. When you move the pirate ship, even without a knight card, you get to take a resource from the owner of an adjacent boat. If you use a knight, would you get two resources, one…
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Catan: Can I move my boat in the first round of the game?

If I build two boats during the setup, can I move one of them during the first round of the game? Or does the setup count as the first round which would mean that I can't move the boat?
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Catan Seafarers Bonus points when you build a new settlement on a new island in certain scenarios

In Catan Seafarers scenarios where you earn two bonus points for your first settlement on a new island, what happens when you upgrade that settlement to a City? How many points is that now worth?
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Catan Seafarers - The Forgotten Tribe scenario : Who claims the harbor?

We have a player who has moved a ship near to a harbor and has claimed the harbor. But, we have another player who is gonna place a settlement for first time on the same island. So, in this case who will have the final claim and use of the harbor…
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Catan Seafarers discovery question

In Catan Seafarers, in a scenario like Fog Island where hexes are unknown, can you build a settlement at an intersection of a known hex and an unknown hex and if you can, do you uncover the unknown hex or does it remain a mystery until a ship…
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