Brother invited me over to play this game and told me it was easy. Looked this up beforehand and I feel like I just took an introduction into economy class o.o
excerpt from a 5 star review on a $126 USD board game with an estimated play time of 4-8 hours. "Reasons not to buy this game: 1. You think the concept of Space Lions doesn't make much sense and you just want to go back to watching America's Got Talent 2. You think Settlers of Catan is a deep strategy game and you think Carcassone lasts a bit too long. 3. You fail to see that taking a negative attack modifier to gain an advantage in tech researching is absolutely worth it 4. The phrase "40 pages of rules" makes you wrinkle your nose and suggest that maybe the group could just play Cards Against Humanity again." it's literally a running gag to make fun of people who find this type of thing even remotely complex... because its genuinely trivial if you actually listen to the person trying to teach you instead of freaking out over the fact that the rulebook has more than 3 pages
This video was extremely helpful in introducing my family to this game; much simpler for an 8 year old to view this than to read the directions, and clearer than my own explanations. Thanks!
Eight, eleven, five, four, nine, one, seven, six, ten, three, twelve, two. Edit: ok so there is no one or seven, but I spent a surprisingly long time working out that order and I'm proud of my work so they're staying
Incredibly detailed and succinct explanation of the rules. These games always sound more complicated than they are but love how the point of the game was included first, followed by setup, followed by additional rules.
I was told this game was easy. It's more complicated than nuclear fission. I don't get it at all. I'm going back to translating Plato into Swahili. It much more straightforward.
Same here. I saw my niece & her BF with this game in the box and out of curiosity looked it up. If I'm to put fourth this much effort in learning a game I want some combat. D&D for the win!
It sounds like a lot of rules...but this game is super easy to pickup. Still recommend you learning it. Learn with friends who are willing to teach you.
A very easy game to get the hang of - yes there's quite a lot going on but it flows so well, once you've had one round and other players are making sure you're doing it correctly, you'll get the hang of it without any problems. There are cards that explain everything really well too.
Just bought this game about 3 hours ago... I took one look at the instructions and was thinking like I had made a mistake... But after watching this video it’s not as hard as it seems. Feel like I can start playing lol Thanks😊
I have a question about the when asking opponents about their resources, If I ask what resources they have, do they have to be honest with me? or can they lie about what they have? I ask because I saw this on the catan website Is it true that the number of cards in your hand is always open and available information? Specifically, should it be readily apparent how many development cards you have, but have not yet played? Or can you hide the resource cards under the table or in your pocket so that no one can see how many cards you have? Yes. The quantity of cards you have in your hand is public information. But the identity of those cards is not. If another player asks, for example, how may resource cards do you have, right before he moves the robber, you must tell him truthfully the number of resource cards you have in your hand. The same goes for Development or Progress cards. The number of each type of card (resource, development, etc.) that you have is public knowledge at all times. (But, not the specific cards, i.e. wood, sheep, rock…)
Yeah, the number of dots is the number of different combinations that can be rolled to give that number. Seven (moving the robber) has six (1-6, 2-5, 3-4, 4-3, 5-2, 6-1) Six and eight have five each (Six has 1-5, 2-4, 3-3, 4-2 and 5-1; eight has 2-6, 3-5, 4-4, 5-3 and 6-2) Five and nine have four each (Five has 1-4, 2-3, 3-2 and 4-1; nine has 3-6, 4-5, 5-4 and 6-3) Four and ten have three each (Four has 1-3, 2-2 and 3-1; ten has 4-6, 5-5 and 6-4) Three and eleven have two each (Three has 1-2 and 2-1; eleven has 5-6 and 6-5) And two and twelve have one each (1-1 and 6-6 respectively) What this means is that moving the robber is more likely than any individual other roll, it only has a 1/6 chance of happening overall with the 36 different possible rolls.
That's different. The version I have in my school here in Korea just has dots on the 6 and 9's to differentiate them. There are no dots telling you what you would roll on the dice to get them.
Longest road is not greater than 5 segments, it is "at least" 5. Largest Army is not greater than 3 soldier cards, it is "at least" 3. Other than that, great explanation of the game.
Sounds super complicated! Didn’t open our box yet but got it for Christmas. Wanted to get the gist of it from watching this vid. I’ll get it, it’ll just take me a bit
Thanks for that video , you explained the rules very well , i found an answer to the question i was searching for , please continue your good work :) need more video like this for today's more modern board game. There so many intresting but heavy on the rules games. Catan compare to them is just a small rule book hah
..can we build more than 1 in a turn, example build road, settlement? and what is the harbor with "?" mark? does it mean we can trade two different cards for 1 resource on the bank?..
A buddy of mine brought this to a camping trip a few years back and we all became obsessed with this game it was basically all we did there haha. My brother and his friend (the trip organizer) were all sorts of butt hurt we’d rather play this than go hike in 90 degree weather lmao. Good times
You can return the robber to the desert hex if you so choose. I would never do that but if you’re playing a friendly ‘social’ strategy it’s technically within the rules.
Comments are hilarious. Game isn't really that complex. Get the feeling that alot of people want to branch outside of monopoly and get scared because a set of dice doesn't completely control the outcome of the game.
i dont understand why why you cant place a city above that number 11 at 4:08. theres no adjacent green city or settlement there so why cant red place a settlement there? why cant he place one at 9 either?
THAT was only 5 minutes?? Looks fun, I think. If I understood the most basic concepts correctly. But minimum number of brains for game-play appears to be three. That might not be enough.
I’ve never played it either. I’m definitely more of a fan of Carcassonne even so. It still looks like it could be interesting, but I understand that not everyone’s into strategy games. Then again, nobody cares.
I wanted to understand how this game is played when I saw Mark, Bob and Wade play this...ehh...nevermind then, it's much more complicated that I thought.
I'm not sure if the rules were just changed sometime in the last 7 years (definitely possible), but you're allowed to move the robber back to the desert.
Excellent video! One thing though: The numbers should be face down while you are placing your settlements...otherwise no one would ever pick the 2, 3, 11 or 12 hexes and the 5, 6, 8 and 9s would be bombarded. 2, 3, 11 and 12 have a cumulative probability of 6/36 = 1/6 while 5..8 cumulative probability is 18/36 = 3/6 = 1/2. Haven't played very many times, but I love this game!
I came here to learn for a game night with friends. Didn’t realize I was watching a dude just read the rules. Go watch Board Game Brothers video instead. He showed the board and pieces as he explained everything. It was much easier to understand. Plus he answered a lot of questions in the comments.
Bruh this guy is a sentient rule card of SOC. Did a great job explaining. But just as the rule card, I have to go back and understand what he just said..
There is a miskate, at start when everyone is placing their settlements after everyone has placed there settlements, then second settlement is placed in reverse order , rest is correct
Brother invited me over to play this game and told me it was easy. Looked this up beforehand and I feel like I just took an introduction into economy class o.o
I know its been three years but how did game night go
Guess not very well
excerpt from a 5 star review on a $126 USD board game with an estimated play time of 4-8 hours.
"Reasons not to buy this game:
1. You think the concept of Space Lions doesn't make much sense and you just want to go back to watching America's Got Talent
2. You think Settlers of Catan is a deep strategy game and you think Carcassone lasts a bit too long.
3. You fail to see that taking a negative attack modifier to gain an advantage in tech researching is absolutely worth it
4. The phrase "40 pages of rules" makes you wrinkle your nose and suggest that maybe the group could just play Cards Against Humanity again."
it's literally a running gag to make fun of people who find this type of thing even remotely complex... because its genuinely trivial if you actually listen to the person trying to teach you instead of freaking out over the fact that the rulebook has more than 3 pages
CooL
It’s been years since I learned it but now that I know the rules really well so I feel like it is easy
This video was extremely helpful in introducing my family to this game; much simpler for an 8 year old to view this than to read the directions, and clearer than my own explanations. Thanks!
Your poor son
still trying to figure out how to organize number tiles in alphabetical order
They had letters on them.
The backside has letters.
They have letters on them
Eight, eleven, five, four, nine, one, seven, six, ten, three, twelve, two.
Edit: ok so there is no one or seven, but I spent a surprisingly long time working out that order and I'm proud of my work so they're staying
@@gillablecam oh yeah that's cause the game is played with 2 dice so 1 isn't possible and 7 is the dice numberthat moves the robber.
It's short. It's sweet. it gets a thumbs up. the 20+ minute explanations on youtube put me to sleep.
If you find yourself needing sleep, use the 20+ minute explanations.
Let's learn to play Catan
5min later
Ight Imma head out.
Bro, I was just watching how to play Catan.
lol
God, this makes constitutional law look straightforward.
5mn, clear, concise, to the point. Thanks, great video!
I came for the video, but stayed for the comments. 😂
Incredibly detailed and succinct explanation of the rules. These games always sound more complicated than they are but love how the point of the game was included first, followed by setup, followed by additional rules.
I feel this game is like beer. When you first try it, it seems very unpleasant but if you try it enough you run the rick of becoming addicted.
And later you beat your family
@@Zlonk7 figuratively of course
as in you smash them into little collectible figurines, as one does when plays catan.
@@ezraleslie1361 of course!
I can attest to that
This is a full time job
lmfao
I was told this game was easy. It's more complicated than nuclear fission. I don't get it at all. I'm going back to translating Plato into Swahili. It much more straightforward.
Hugo Hugo I’ve been stuck on what eye to look at while trying to grasp what the hell he is talking about
lol check out civilization, the board game. Your brain will explode
Hugo Hugo I saw this at a thrift store for 1.00. As much as I want to learn it there's just no way.This guy lost me 30 seconds into the video.
If you think this is complicated, try 878 Vikings!
Late comment, and somewhat out of context, but nuclear fission actually isn't that complex.
i was curious about playing this game until i watched this. now im not. forget it
I feel the same
Same here. I saw my niece & her BF with this game in the box and out of curiosity looked it up. If I'm to put fourth this much effort in learning a game I want some combat. D&D for the win!
It sounds like a lot of rules...but this game is super easy to pickup. Still recommend you learning it. Learn with friends who are willing to teach you.
it would be easier if you try it, like me who didnt know how to play Clue, but after 2 games i am niw a detective
Same lol
A very easy game to get the hang of - yes there's quite a lot going on but it flows so well, once you've had one round and other players are making sure you're doing it correctly, you'll get the hang of it without any problems. There are cards that explain everything really well too.
Just bought this game about 3 hours ago... I took one look at the instructions and was thinking like I had made a mistake... But after watching this video it’s not as hard as it seems. Feel like I can start playing lol Thanks😊
Thanks for this, super helpful! I just got the game and thusly realized I am a terrible teacher & my family couldn't play with me
+asilverbox i got it 3 days back. yet to play it. My family currently preferring to play Cluedo over this.
If you think this is hard to teach, try teaching Axis & Allies 50th Anniversary Edition to someone.
Holy.crap I have been playing it wrong this whole time. Thank you for making this video! I LOVE YOU!!
Oh no! You have to confess now - which bit were you getting wrong?!
I like how concise your videos are. Many other video board game tutorials take 25 minutes explaining the rules and that's just too long imo.
Darn. This is really well done and the graphics add so much value to this video. Excellent job.
I only watched this to understand a TH-cam video of people playing I wanted to watch but it was extremely helpful 😂❤️
Wait until this gets reccomended to people in 9 years
I have a question about the when asking opponents about their resources, If I ask what resources they have, do they have to be honest with me? or can they lie about what they have?
I ask because I saw this on the catan website
Is it true that the number of cards in your hand is always open and available information? Specifically, should it be readily apparent how many development cards you have, but have not yet played? Or can you hide the resource cards under the table or in your pocket so that no one can see how many cards you have?
Yes. The quantity of cards you have in your hand is public information. But the identity of those cards is not. If another player asks, for example, how may resource cards do you have, right before he moves the robber, you must tell him truthfully the number of resource cards you have in your hand. The same goes for Development or Progress cards. The number of each type of card (resource, development, etc.) that you have is public knowledge at all times. (But, not the specific cards, i.e. wood, sheep, rock…)
They are allowed to lie about what they have, but now about the quantity of cards they have.
This sounds about as fun as having a baptist preacher for a father.
It's actually fun.
I mean I do and I find the game fun
Your joke is about as funny as a heart attack
Laughed so hard at this comment...
I didn't get the joke. What was the funny part?
Amazing guide! Shared it with my friend who is new to Catan for tonight's game.
I gotta finish college first before playing this game ... so freakin complex !!!
What are the little dots on the number circle cards?
The number of dots are the odds of that number to appear in the dice. Being the 6 and the 8, the most common
Yeah, the number of dots is the number of different combinations that can be rolled to give that number.
Seven (moving the robber) has six (1-6, 2-5, 3-4, 4-3, 5-2, 6-1)
Six and eight have five each (Six has 1-5, 2-4, 3-3, 4-2 and 5-1; eight has 2-6, 3-5, 4-4, 5-3 and 6-2)
Five and nine have four each (Five has 1-4, 2-3, 3-2 and 4-1; nine has 3-6, 4-5, 5-4 and 6-3)
Four and ten have three each (Four has 1-3, 2-2 and 3-1; ten has 4-6, 5-5 and 6-4)
Three and eleven have two each (Three has 1-2 and 2-1; eleven has 5-6 and 6-5)
And two and twelve have one each (1-1 and 6-6 respectively)
What this means is that moving the robber is more likely than any individual other roll, it only has a 1/6 chance of happening overall with the 36 different possible rolls.
That's different. The version I have in my school here in Korea just has dots on the 6 and 9's to differentiate them. There are no dots telling you what you would roll on the dice to get them.
I was wondering what the kid from the 6th sense was doing these days.
He's currently fighting the Heartless in Kingdom Hearts.
Longest road is not greater than 5 segments, it is "at least" 5. Largest Army is not greater than 3 soldier cards, it is "at least" 3. Other than that, great explanation of the game.
+Ruben Hernandez good catch, you are correct. I should have said "greater or equal to 3".
+Triple S Games i ❤ your 🎥
Stfu you’re trash
Great video! Use this video as a supplemental tool to the directions. As with any game, once you have played once or twice it becomes much clearer.
Just bought this recently. Good thing I kept the receipt after watching this video.
Sounds super complicated! Didn’t open our box yet but got it for Christmas. Wanted to get the gist of it from watching this vid. I’ll get it, it’ll just take me a bit
This clears up a lot about the setup. We’ve just been using the default map from the book or stuff from online and it doesn’t work well
Haha should have watched this before playing after years. Messed up quite a few things :D Cheers.
Thank you! Very helpful in terms of teaching the family.
Glad it was helpful!
This was way more helpful than the 16 pages of institutions. Really easy to understand
Best explanation on TH-cam. Massive thanks.
I love your catan video , very clear than others
Thanks for that video , you explained the rules very well , i found an answer to the question i was searching for ,
please continue your good work :) need more video like this for today's more modern board game. There so many intresting but heavy on the rules games. Catan compare to them is just a small rule book hah
..can we build more than 1 in a turn, example build road, settlement? and what is the harbor with "?" mark? does it mean we can trade two different cards for 1 resource on the bank?..
question:
if roads are in a hexagon, is that road technically infinitely long?
This guy has come so far!
great synopsis here! nice brunch shirt man! happy new year!
Thanks. I come back every time I need a refresher
Very clear explanation! Played last night and it was a lot of fun :D
Thanks for this! You did a great job with your clear and concise explanation.
Why do the harbors have trade details on them when you are going to cover them randomly with the harbor pieces?
A buddy of mine brought this to a camping trip a few years back and we all became obsessed with this game it was basically all we did there haha. My brother and his friend (the trip organizer) were all sorts of butt hurt we’d rather play this than go hike in 90 degree weather lmao. Good times
You can return the robber to the desert hex if you so choose. I would never do that but if you’re playing a friendly ‘social’ strategy it’s technically within the rules.
Comments are hilarious. Game isn't really that complex. Get the feeling that alot of people want to branch outside of monopoly and get scared because a set of dice doesn't completely control the outcome of the game.
I look at the guy and understand that he is super kind, like those kind of people!
i dont understand why why you cant place a city above that number 11 at 4:08. theres no adjacent green city or settlement there so why cant red place a settlement there? why cant he place one at 9 either?
It has to be 2 away from any settlement including your own
The soldier is called a knight now, especially since Cities & Knights was added.
THAT was only 5 minutes??
Looks fun, I think. If I understood the most basic concepts correctly.
But minimum number of brains for game-play appears to be three. That might not be enough.
this video just gave me a rush of nostalgia
I've always been good at this game for some reason
This game looks like the opposite of fun
Yep
Don’t knock it ‘til you try it.
@@Calculussy there's not much danger of that happening
I’ve never played it either. I’m definitely more of a fan of Carcassonne even so. It still looks like it could be interesting, but I understand that not everyone’s into strategy games. Then again, nobody cares.
lmaooo was thinking the same thing
Ya know, my family bought this game and now I think we should stick to simpler things like like 5 dimensional chess with multiverse time travel.
Not one comment about those SICK plates on the wall? Really?
When does it get fun?
I looked Catanomics up in my University's list of majors and couldn't find it...this tew much!
Glad you did this tutorial, thank you!
In expansions or ultimate variations you need more.
I wanted to understand how this game is played when I saw Mark, Bob and Wade play this...ehh...nevermind then, it's much more complicated that I thought.
looking for a leaguestarter, so just need to check what league mechanic looks like
Thanks. Very concise; well explained. How long is the average gameplay?
I usually play with 4-5 people and it can sometimes go on to 50 to even 90 minutes, but time really does pass by quickly in this game.
Angela Palermo about 5 yrs
We started a game in 1974 and are about half way through now. Half way through reading the rules, that is.
😂😂😂😂😂 I know I'm 5 years late with laughing at this😂😂 @@dantheman5745
Damn this guide is clearer than the instruction book that the game came with.
Thanks!
Agree
I'm not sure if the rules were just changed sometime in the last 7 years (definitely possible), but you're allowed to move the robber back to the desert.
This game is very simple. Played it with my brother today. The german version by Kosmos is much better!
so basically this game is civ but board version?
So how do you play this game?
Absolute perfect breakdown and guide to this game. Thank you!
The Retro Encabulator video makes more sense to me.
i play D&D and i still didn't get half of that XD lol
then you are puny
for some reason
Probably rolled a 3 on an Intelligence check.
How don't you, it's quite simple.
Thank you! that was very helpful. Keep building ;)
Also, my Catan rules say you CAN move the Robber to the desert tile.
Excellent video! One thing though: The numbers should be face down while you are placing your settlements...otherwise no one would ever pick the 2, 3, 11 or 12 hexes and the 5, 6, 8 and 9s would be bombarded. 2, 3, 11 and 12 have a cumulative probability of 6/36 = 1/6 while 5..8 cumulative probability is 18/36 = 3/6 = 1/2. Haven't played very many times, but I love this game!
slapchop14 Bullshit house rule that just adds more luck to the game
Perfect ! Can you explain it again for dumb people like me ?
I'm having a seizure.
Thank you!!!! This is great
Plot Twist: Catan is the last plot of land left on Earth…
Thanks for doing this video!
I came here to learn for a game night with friends. Didn’t realize I was watching a dude just read the rules. Go watch Board Game Brothers video instead. He showed the board and pieces as he explained everything. It was much easier to understand. Plus he answered a lot of questions in the comments.
Yeah thats nice and all but where are the cones?
Who has the original game with the black robber?
really good guide!
Great narration. Just make sure to pick correct size dress shirts.
Catan has changed since this video was made.
Are u telling me that development cards have summon sickness.......
Fantastic! Great job!
Great video!
Brilliant explanation, thank you! :)
thenk you. very understandable and useful.
Bruh this guy is a sentient rule card of SOC. Did a great job explaining. But just as the rule card, I have to go back and understand what he just said..
Much easier on oculus go, you let the go work out the rules than you can either do this or that
Why did you make this sound so confusing?!
There is a miskate, at start when everyone is placing their settlements after everyone has placed there settlements, then second settlement is placed in reverse order , rest is correct
How much players need to play?
At least three.
I just want Wood, why are you making it so hard?
thank you! very clear explanation!
Watching this vid to learn how to play with friends but end up more confused 😖 more than neflix witcher series
2:16 actually you can move the robber back to the desert