Catan: Steden en Ridders

A challenging expansion to Catan

in which players deploy knights to protect the island from invading barbarians and develop their cities into metropolises. A copy of the basic game is required to use this set. It is also possible to combine Cities and Knights with The Seafarers of Catan.
Cities and Knights now also has new artwork and playing pieces for an even greater gaming experience!

This expansion set can only be combined with the latest edition of the basic game (the 2012 edition with the plastic parts).

This new edition has plastic playing figures, land tiles made of sturdier material, a new inlay and handy boxes to store the playing figures in.

In Cities and Knights you start with a city instead of a village. The game contains trade goods such as coins and paper, which you receive when a number is thrown at your city. You need these commodities to develop your cities in three areas to higher levels, with the ultimate goal of creating a metropolis, which is worth 4 points. Just like in the basic game, you roll the dice at the beginning of your turn, but now a symbol die is added. This determines whether you earn a development card or whether the barbarian ship comes closer.

When the barbarian ship arrives on the island, the players must defend themselves with knights. Knights cost 1 ore and 1 wool and must be activated with a grain. If you do not arm yourself properly, you can easily lose a city to the barbarians. However, if you have the most activated knights, you will be declared the savior of Catan and rewarded with a point. To win Cities & Knights, you must try to collect 13 points.

Cities & Knights is an exciting expansion to the basic game, which requires more strategy and planning. The game becomes a bit more complex, but you get a great deal of fun in return.