Very good video, some very nice tips there. The 6th tip I miss is the very first thing you should do: analyze the board thoroughly. See how much of each resource there is, what resources have high-producing spots near their port, etc. Most crucially: how much ore is there compared to wheat? And how much brick is there compared to wood? Make sure you prioritize settling the rare one of the two, as the other one is going to be easily available from trades with the other players.
If I were to add a sixth and seventh, it would be: Gullible Trades as well as Not Trading Enough. I see MANY inexperienced players be way too loose in accepting trades: not realizing that they're often being taken advantage of by experienced players rolling over them by exploiting their inexperience. You have to know when to exercise your inner-trade protectionist and make sure you don't make your opponents' position better than your own when proposing trades. That said, others make the mistake of choosing not to trade at all: which is equally as costly because solely relying on four-to-one trades often to get by just isn't an efficient strategy. The idea is to try and force your opponents into making four-to-one resource conversions but also seeing the value in how a trade here and there can accelerate your own goals as opposed to being too stubborn.
Wow, this video helped a lot, and I learned a lot too! I really like the fact that you took your time explaining everything and ran through different scenarios along with doing a recap at the end. Thank you for making this.
Really solid video. Me and my friends are about to get into catan online a little more due to world issues. I was looking for a leg up in strategy as we all don't play a ton.
I higly disagree wood brick sheep can be first to pick on planty on Boards always depends on the Board and the players your playing with if you play agains stronger players they tend to overblock ows but on the Board you Showed 6 9 3 is the best pick but you also have to look what are ur outs on the Board you showed the main out for first is the 6 3 11
Hey Tomasz, so I actually have a video commentating this whole game. th-cam.com/video/gNXfZuVlgVc/w-d-xo.html. Essentially in this position I had two options. the 8/4 or the brick wood sheep. The reason I wouldn't go for the 8/3/4 is because it would just bee way too much wood production without any brick so I wouldn't get longest road and not enough sheep production to buy enough dev cards to play a strong largest army game as I discuss you almost always have to take road or army to win a game. There could be a strong argument made for going on the 6/3/11 wood brick sheep and using the free road to get to the 4/11 wood spot which would give all 5 resources and a port. But at the time I wanted to block blue and orange from getting on wheat. If you are referring to the 8/4/3 wheat wheat sheep spot it was because I wanted to be one road away from the wheat port and I was already on the 3 wheat with my first settlement.
at 1:15 my understanding was that even if black did build a road towards the 10/5/9 they wouldn't be able to build since red would have a road on either side of the settlement. is it true that you can't build "in the middle" of someone's road or is that a house rule that was made up when I was taught the game?
2 months late, but if the Steam Catan is anything to go by, not only can you place a settlement, you also cut off their road (as longest road), so long as it's two vertices away from another settlement of course.
Can't believe you missed out on by far the BIGGEST mistake newbies make: buying dev cards too early. Even as the most hardcore OWS player you need to bump your production points to at least 4 before buying devs. Favoring dev cards over production in the early game is a surefire way to lose.
Not necessarily, if you’re in a strong position due to placement then protecting yourself and allowing people to “catch up” by buying dev cards is a viable option. Catan is a game where the person winning is being targeted by the other 3 players. If you come out strong you’re gonna get smoked by everyone else.
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Very good video, some very nice tips there. The 6th tip I miss is the very first thing you should do: analyze the board thoroughly. See how much of each resource there is, what resources have high-producing spots near their port, etc. Most crucially: how much ore is there compared to wheat? And how much brick is there compared to wood? Make sure you prioritize settling the rare one of the two, as the other one is going to be easily available from trades with the other players.
By far your best video! Well done! Now this is professional-level quality! Also, is there any way to contact you?
Hey, thanks man appreciate it. Yeah I can message you on your Instagram
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If I were to add a sixth and seventh, it would be: Gullible Trades as well as Not Trading Enough.
I see MANY inexperienced players be way too loose in accepting trades: not realizing that they're often being taken advantage of by experienced players rolling over them by exploiting their inexperience. You have to know when to exercise your inner-trade protectionist and make sure you don't make your opponents' position better than your own when proposing trades.
That said, others make the mistake of choosing not to trade at all: which is equally as costly because solely relying on four-to-one trades often to get by just isn't an efficient strategy. The idea is to try and force your opponents into making four-to-one resource conversions but also seeing the value in how a trade here and there can accelerate your own goals as opposed to being too stubborn.
the tips in this video help me instantly i have now finally gotten my first catan univers victory
Wow, this video helped a lot, and I learned a lot too! I really like the fact that you took your time explaining everything and ran through different scenarios along with doing a recap at the end. Thank you for making this.
Do you have a video on Top 5 mistakes players make in Cities and Knights?
I gotta be honest, I play a mean port reliant game. Idk what I do differently, but it works.
Really solid video. Me and my friends are about to get into catan online a little more due to world issues. I was looking for a leg up in strategy as we all don't play a ton.
I've been looking for a video like this for a while. Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
I higly disagree wood brick sheep can be first to pick on planty on Boards always depends on the Board and the players your playing with if you play agains stronger players they tend to overblock ows but on the Board you Showed 6 9 3 is the best pick but you also have to look what are ur outs on the Board you showed the main out for first is the 6 3 11
Great content! Will help me beat all my mates!
Thanks for the support Christian. I think with a bit of coaching you could beat the dreaded Phteven
At 6:50 you placed settlement on 8/4 when you had 8/3/4 free.
Can I knew why?
Hey Tomasz, so I actually have a video commentating this whole game. th-cam.com/video/gNXfZuVlgVc/w-d-xo.html.
Essentially in this position I had two options. the 8/4 or the brick wood sheep. The reason I wouldn't go for the 8/3/4 is because it would just bee way too much wood production without any brick so I wouldn't get longest road and not enough sheep production to buy enough dev cards to play a strong largest army game as I discuss you almost always have to take road or army to win a game.
There could be a strong argument made for going on the 6/3/11 wood brick sheep and using the free road to get to the 4/11 wood spot which would give all 5 resources and a port. But at the time I wanted to block blue and orange from getting on wheat.
If you are referring to the 8/4/3 wheat wheat sheep spot it was because I wanted to be one road away from the wheat port and I was already on the 3 wheat with my first settlement.
good video, i would appreciate a zoom every time you mention a position on the board
at 1:15 my understanding was that even if black did build a road towards the 10/5/9 they wouldn't be able to build since red would have a road on either side of the settlement. is it true that you can't build "in the middle" of someone's road or is that a house rule that was made up when I was taught the game?
2 months late, but if the Steam Catan is anything to go by, not only can you place a settlement, you also cut off their road (as longest road), so long as it's two vertices away from another settlement of course.
Crazy thing to say but my family's name is Catan lol
Love the dry humour! Sub'd
Dry like a desert
nice video, how to slow down animations on colonist io?
What software are you using to play Catan on?
Can't believe you missed out on by far the BIGGEST mistake newbies make: buying dev cards too early.
Even as the most hardcore OWS player you need to bump your production points to at least 4 before buying devs. Favoring dev cards over production in the early game is a surefire way to lose.
4 what?
Not necessarily, if you’re in a strong position due to placement then protecting yourself and allowing people to “catch up” by buying dev cards is a viable option. Catan is a game where the person winning is being targeted by the other 3 players. If you come out strong you’re gonna get smoked by everyone else.
Nice video
at 5:32 I like 8 5 3 a bit more
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Set speed to 1.25 :)
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Melbournians talk slow hey?
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