As a person who has never played Catan, this video fails to mention why roads are important at all. My first thought was "why do i need to build roads? are they just for the longest road victory points?". In the build phase this guide fails to mention that you can only build settlements where your roads reach.
@@gerking195 no its not common sense there are plenty of games which have similar mechanics but they are used differently. For example in civilization V, you can build cities wherever, roads only grant you bonus gold upon connecting cities.
@@jasont4400 Hudini901 brought up a really good point and its constructed in a non-aggressive manner. Not sure why you gotta make things personal when its a perfectly legitimate concern.
This is well done. You may want to add that there has to be at least 2 road segments between builds. So if a settlement is in an intersection, you can't build within 2 road segments of that settlement.
There’s no way... I just ordered this an hour ago, and was thinking of looking up a video to show my family, and right as I got on, your notification popped up!
**BE CAREFUL** Great video but PLEASE read the paper instructions in their entirety. I don't know if this is just an old video and the new sets of Catan have been updated but this video omits a LOT of information. We didn't know until we played with a more seasoned player and were told that we're playing CRITICAL aspects of the game completely wrong. No hate, just want people to avoid the same mistakes we made.
At 8:23 , when random tokens are kept , 2 RED are adjacent to each other. As per rule book, we should make sure that no two Reds are adjacent to each other. Hope you make that correction in the video.
I don't recommend random tokens (even with no 2 adjacent REDs) It can create quite the unfair game. keeping the correct order really help to spread players over the board and not having rally bad areas.
@@thijsbaarda I didn't know about putting them in alphabetical order lol. Now I wanna play again, cause I always thought the game felt unfair when randomly placed.
This was full of Supremely unhelpful information. It took me less time to read the instructions when I got to the table. I mean the title is how to play and you’re doing a full unboxing accounting. I had sent the video to a friend and it scared her off from playing with us.. please change the title to something like “so you want to play settlers of catan?” And make it clear this is a full rundown and not a how to play
@kingkongdong7042 Yes it does... it outlines each turn phase, the order of turns, what is possible through each phase, and what each action is for. Watch it again.
its been many years since ive played this game and I just bought it to play with my 7 and 8 year old son. After reading the provided rules twice, I was still confused. This video helped a ton!
Very well done. I also question the phrasing of the number of cards that need to be discarded when the robber is activated. The rules state "more than 7" and "(ie, 8 or more) in the 5th ed. It would also have been nice to talk about the Distance Rule when doing the game setup. Again, great job, and the students at my school really benefited from this video. Nice work!
@@saritagundeti305 oh like you need to have 2 roads away from your building and your opponents buildings to build another at 5:49 you can see that orange and white have a settlement adjacent to the 6 on the left they are close to each other which is not allowed
As I was truly enjoying your lesson I noticed something, the pieces had moved. They were in different spots. I had been hoping to see a continuous game. But thank you for clarifying second placement.
Have to learn this game for a social work function and, dear god, whoever invented this game clearly wasn’t getting any $3x at any given point in his life. No offense. Thank you, This tutorial was very helpful.
Thanks so much for this excellent video - really well explained and clear for a newbie. Playing it for the first time tomorrow, now I’m confident I’ll know what I’m doing!
'The Catan Dice Game' is very entertaining as well. You can also play single player which is a top 5 dice, card, or board/tabletop single player game for me. I'd like to know what you think about it.
Love this game! We just started playing this about 3-4 months ago. It's SOOOOO Much fun!!! I didn't know about a city breaking a road path and cancelling the longest road. That's interesting. I'll have to remember that next time we play it.
When you decide that you want to surprise your friends and win most of your games, check out Dylighted' s channel about Catan. Let me know how it goes!
great tutorial. by the way I think the robber has no effect on cards less than 8. Rule say "if you have more than 7 cards" and even specifies it means equals 8 or more. However if you get robbed when you have 7, it will make the game level harder and requires even more stronger hand and risk management.
This was a good supplement to the rulebook which helped speed up my learning. Got it for Christmas and the rulebook was simple enough, but I wanted to confirm with a video, which this has done. Many thanks!
You do not lose half of your cards if you have 7 or less when a robber is rolled. Couple of other corrections need to be made in your video but overall it was ok.
I'm about 99% sure the answer is yes but it's a lousy place to put one of your first two settlements, since it's only next to 1 or 2 hexes, as opposed to 3 most places.
Unclaimed Longest Road Question! 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Scenario: Player A builds a 5th road but no one realizes that they should be awarded the longest road. Player B, with 8 points, builds their 5th road, claims the unclaimed longest road card, and announces they’ve won the game. Then, out of surprise that 5 roads would be the longest, players evaluate and see that player A should have the 2 points instead. Setting aside your incredulity that anyone could not have realized on player A’s turn, or otherwise did not announce it, what would be the ruling here? Do the rules state that the points are immediately given to player A whether anyone realizes it or not?
Not bad for a quicker video but for someone who's never played before this video is missing many key details. There is some longer videos on you tube that explain more.
I’m trying to find some support in the rules pertaining to collecting the resources from the second settlement placed during the setup. Is this an official rule?
One of the most boring game ever designed. Too much down time between turns. After some time you start offering preparing sweet deals to let them win and get over with this snooze fest
Somebody knows if you can build 2 consecutive roads in the same turn? This tutorial says "white builds two roads to win the longest road...." but the official rule book says "Only 1 road can be built on any given path"
I'm sure you already know by now, but you probably have the expansion that ADDS 2 players to the original game. It says "5-6 player expansion" Or you really do have the original base game, and it only came with 2 colors. 🤷♂️
I have a second hand set that seems to have everything but the harbor tokens which were mentioned after explaining everything without explaining their purpose. Do I need them or not? What are they for?
This is a good tutorial my cousin is coming Over in 30 mins so I had to learn this game really fast thanks
Enjoy
The game manual is too messy , my cousins have to wait for me to finishing decode the rule lol
how was your game
I lost to my cousins today and badly!! Now, I am preparing myself for the next battle.
How’d your game go bro
As a person who has never played Catan, this video fails to mention why roads are important at all. My first thought was "why do i need to build roads? are they just for the longest road victory points?". In the build phase this guide fails to mention that you can only build settlements where your roads reach.
Cuz it's kinda common sense like how do you get resources to a place you can't access
@@gerking195 no its not common sense there are plenty of games which have similar mechanics but they are used differently. For example in civilization V, you can build cities wherever, roads only grant you bonus gold upon connecting cities.
@@Hudini901 it’s definitely common sense / obvious. You just aren’t very smart
@@jasont4400 I don't know about but that is certainly a rude comment
@@jasont4400 Hudini901 brought up a really good point and its constructed in a non-aggressive manner. Not sure why you gotta make things personal when its a perfectly legitimate concern.
Maybe Im wrong, But I believe if you have 7 cards you are safe from the robber. Directions say "more" than 7 not 7 or more
There may have been an eratta at some point on that wording. Catan is a pretty old game, after all.
You are correct. In the 5th ed. the rules state "more than 7" and "(ie 8 or more)"
That’s correct. Or at least that’s the way I’ve been playing it
Yeah I also read rule book it says more than 7
honestly too confusing. over to uno
Jesus, brain rot is to the core with this one
This is well done. You may want to add that there has to be at least 2 road segments between builds. So if a settlement is in an intersection, you can't build within 2 road segments of that settlement.
There’s no way... I just ordered this an hour ago, and was thinking of looking up a video to show my family, and right as I got on, your notification popped up!
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I wish for 4 player magic realm, catan is too simple.
I just played like 3 days ago with some friends and I am just now looking for the rules.
**BE CAREFUL**
Great video but PLEASE read the paper instructions in their entirety. I don't know if this is just an old video and the new sets of Catan have been updated but this video omits a LOT of information. We didn't know until we played with a more seasoned player and were told that we're playing CRITICAL aspects of the game completely wrong. No hate, just want people to avoid the same mistakes we made.
Arghh the panic attack I had when the pastures deck were off placed at 1:25. Thank you for fixing it
lmao
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A lot of information! But when I think about it, it's not that hard!
At 8:23 , when random tokens are kept , 2 RED are adjacent to each other. As per rule book, we should make sure that no two Reds are adjacent to each other. Hope you make that correction in the video.
I don't recommend random tokens (even with no 2 adjacent REDs) It can create quite the unfair game. keeping the correct order really help to spread players over the board and not having rally bad areas.
@@thijsbaarda I didn't know about putting them in alphabetical order lol. Now I wanna play again, cause I always thought the game felt unfair when randomly placed.
This was full of Supremely unhelpful information. It took me less time to read the instructions when I got to the table. I mean the title is how to play and you’re doing a full unboxing accounting. I had sent the video to a friend and it scared her off from playing with us.. please change the title to something like “so you want to play settlers of catan?” And make it clear this is a full rundown and not a how to play
I don’t understand this game ok bye
Lol-
its kinda complicated i still dont get it
That was WAY better than the 4 minute video from a different channel. Thank you.
Is it weird I know what video you’re talking about...
@@Johnnyquagmiregirl rules 😅
This doesn't explain the rules, it just says what happens. Like, "blue gets a wood card" why?
One time I licked a stone I enjoyed the experience!!!
Very clear and well-explained! Thank you for simply stating the instructions, and having no unnecessary frills!
What do you mean bro, it doesn't even explain how to play the game.
@kingkongdong7042 Yes it does... it outlines each turn phase, the order of turns, what is possible through each phase, and what each action is for. Watch it again.
Well Explained
As a person who has never played this before…wtf is this game 😭😭
its been many years since ive played this game and I just bought it to play with my 7 and 8 year old son. After reading the provided rules twice, I was still confused. This video helped a ton!
Thanks helps a lot
2:03 You receive setup resources from the “starting settlement”. See page 3 and Illustration A.
Very well done. I also question the phrasing of the number of cards that need to be discarded when the robber is activated. The rules state "more than 7" and "(ie, 8 or more) in the 5th ed. It would also have been nice to talk about the Distance Rule when doing the game setup. Again, great job, and the students at my school really benefited from this video. Nice work!
What's the Distance rule?
@@saritagundeti305 oh like you need to have 2 roads away from your building and your opponents buildings to build another at 5:49 you can see that orange and white have a settlement adjacent to the 6 on the left they are close to each other which is not allowed
I have always played if it’s 8 or more than 8
And yes, you need more than 7 cards meaning 8 and above in order to return half of them (rounded down) to the bank.
This was uploaded exactly on my birthday...
I was bought this for my birthday. Oddly, your video is putting me off playing it.
I just played it for the first time with my family. It was a lot of fun!
I think they need to make it a little more complicated and non intuitive.
at around 5:30, I believe it is more than 7 cards (so 8 or more) that has to choose half of their cards (rounded down if odd) to discard
Was looking for this comment. You are correct.
Randomly came across a video of people playing this, then needed to know how the game was played, so here I am, was super helpful thank you
absolutely the same 2 years later !
5:26 that’s not right. Only when you have 8 or more cards
I agree, starts with 8 cards not 7.
everywhere ive seen, including the instruction book that comes with it, says 7 cards
@@XProminer47 I downloaded the official Game for my iPhone. You are affected by theft when you have 8+
Paper rules say "more than 7" which means 8 or more
You only give up cards to the Robber if you have more than 7 resource cards. Other than that, great video!
He said that fucko
As I was truly enjoying your lesson I noticed something, the pieces had moved. They were in different spots. I had been hoping to see a continuous game. But thank you for clarifying second placement.
I’m totally lost 🗺
Have to learn this game for a social work function and, dear god, whoever invented this game clearly wasn’t getting any $3x at any given point in his life. No offense. Thank you, This tutorial was very helpful.
Hahahahaha 😂😂
Not going to lie, this isn't a great explanation video. Jumping straight to the point and not much elaboration on rules.
I saw a tweet from a teacher who has her 6th grade class playing this. How the hell does an 11 year old understand this?
It is easier than Math24 and they do thàt at school as well
In 3rd grade everyone was playing this game
The Heger and Talley family approve
Thank you, I brought all the series years ago, still sealed.... Will have to break them open
Catan vbs no how long I good video fight
The game blessed
Too too fast. Thumbs down
Still a bit fuzzy about how to play it. But I have a better idea now. Thanks!
I want to learn to play Catan.
Very helpful video, also many great comments with the technicalities within the game. It's a pretty overwhelming game at first!
MR BEAST PLAYER THIS FOR 36 HOURS STRAIGHT #Facts
Very clear cut tute I’ve seen yet. I’m playing and learning from two experienced friends tomorrow. 🙏🙏🙏
Just saying thanks. Last time I played this was over 20 years ago. I needed a good refresher, and here it is.
Thanks so much for this excellent video - really well explained and clear for a newbie. Playing it for the first time tomorrow, now I’m confident I’ll know what I’m doing!
Update - I won my first game! 🙌😀
Nice
Who’s here from Tiktok after watching that guy who redesigns posters for free?
'The Catan Dice Game' is very entertaining as well. You can also play single player which is a top 5 dice, card, or board/tabletop single player game for me.
I'd like to know what you think about it.
Love this game! We just started playing this about 3-4 months ago. It's SOOOOO Much fun!!! I didn't know about a city breaking a road path and cancelling the longest road. That's interesting. I'll have to remember that next time we play it.
if you roll a 7 any player who has 8 or more cards must discard half (rounded down), (not 7 or more cards like the video says).
Thank you for this tutorial my friends are playing it rn and I feel very left out. Finally I can partake in this lovely game. Thanks once again
Have fun!
When you decide that you want to surprise your friends and win most of your games, check out Dylighted' s channel about Catan. Let me know how it goes!
Same bro
great tutorial. by the way I think the robber has no effect on cards less than 8. Rule say "if you have more than 7 cards" and even specifies it means equals 8 or more.
However if you get robbed when you have 7, it will make the game level harder and requires even more stronger hand and risk management.
I was going to show this video to my family, but then I heard the error of 7 cards being enough for the robber. Please fix this!
I think you missed a big part about the road placement and settlement placements
This was a good supplement to the rulebook which helped speed up my learning. Got it for Christmas and the rulebook was simple enough, but I wanted to confirm with a video, which this has done. Many thanks!
You give up half your resources if you have 8 or more not 7 or more...
I feel like this tutorial was made for people who already know how to play. 😅 I didn't understand anything
Do I need 2 roads before I can place a settlement?
thanks for the info i got confused some times and had to read some of the rules but otherwise great vid
Looking at 5:25... Are we allowed to have settlements one space/road apart?
I think when you have a settlement/ city, the 3 adjacent intersections are unbuildable
No, settlements/cities must have two spaces/roads apart!
Thanks Man. I like to watch video tutorials to learn and use the rule book as a reference. You did a great job!
Mr Beast brought me here.
Same lol
Yeah
Check out Seven Wonders & Seven wonders Duel. Very similar aspects, if you like this, you will like that
I love this! Great voice, clear as crystal 😍
You do not lose half of your cards if you have 7 or less when a robber is rolled. Couple of other corrections need to be made in your video but overall it was ok.
Wtf is this!?
Who is here for Rishabh chawlaaa.... Catanians😁😂💓🌚
I'm here because of the Path of Exile's new league.
Wow, and I thought card fight vanguard was technical.
How are the resource cards decided when they are given out?
Its whatever you place your settlement on, it's the ones its touching
The hexagons which your second settlement is touching. You should get three resource cards
Modification: If you have 8 or more cards in your hand, then you give your cards up when a 7 is rolled. It’s not for a 7 or greater.
Yes
sent this to my friend who said he wants to play with me =)
Question, can a player begin the game by placing a settlement directly next to a harbor thereby receiving trade in benefits?
I'm about 99% sure the answer is yes but it's a lousy place to put one of your first two settlements, since it's only next to 1 or 2 hexes, as opposed to 3 most places.
Unclaimed Longest Road Question! 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Scenario: Player A builds a 5th road but no one realizes that they should be awarded the longest road. Player B, with 8 points, builds their 5th road, claims the unclaimed longest road card, and announces they’ve won the game. Then, out of surprise that 5 roads would be the longest, players evaluate and see that player A should have the 2 points instead.
Setting aside your incredulity that anyone could not have realized on player A’s turn, or otherwise did not announce it, what would be the ruling here?
Do the rules state that the points are immediately given to player A whether anyone realizes it or not?
Thanks I just got the game for christmas and this was super helpful
You are a life saver the intrusions didn’t do shit
Thanks you piece.
this game seems too complicated for me, I lost you after about 2 minutes
Thanks. Great video, entertaining and succinct!
Not bad for a quicker video but for someone who's never played before this video is missing many key details. There is some longer videos on you tube that explain more.
Rip to klaus, the creator of Catan
What about the distance rule? No settlements next to each other. Your example violates this.
I have ALWAYS played with the robber in the middle and with the numbers random places, also you needed to explain the roads more
Needs clarity on where settlements can be placed and the rules of placement.
I’m trying to find some support in the rules pertaining to collecting the resources from the second settlement placed during the setup. Is this an official rule?
Who else came here because of jack denmo?
true
This is a game my brother taught me. Your explanation also helps; thank you very much indeed.
One of the most boring game ever designed. Too much down time between turns. After some time you start offering preparing sweet deals to let them win and get over with this snooze fest
When the robber is activated you only lose cards if you have more than 7 cards, so actually 8 or more.
thank u this means alot u made my day ty
If you put the numbers in the alphabet order they the numbers are always on the same place!?
after you rolled a 7 and moved the robber and steel a card from your opponent the first time. do you do the same thing every time you roll a 7
Somebody knows if you can build 2 consecutive roads in the same turn? This tutorial says "white builds two roads to win the longest road...." but the official rule book says "Only 1 road can be
built on any given path"
This was very helpful! Thank You!🙂
I'll stick to Monopoly
So wait. 1:00 the number tokens are always in the same order then based on the letters on the back? But the tiles are random?
I was taught how to play this game high off an edible. Struggled at first but got it
Dude I only got 2 Colors in my set
I'm sure you already know by now, but you probably have the expansion that ADDS 2 players to the original game. It says "5-6 player expansion"
Or you really do have the original base game, and it only came with 2 colors. 🤷♂️
@@DBZxKING idk, i got it as a gift and gave it away
Always wanted to plays this game. Way too complicated!!!
It looks annoying
Yo bro do you have a catan board. i buy the extension but it was an adding to normal one please bro
I have a second hand set that seems to have everything but the harbor tokens which were mentioned after explaining everything without explaining their purpose. Do I need them or not? What are they for?