Team variant

From World Of Catan

The team variant' to The Settlers of Catan, created by Jon Ivar Toennesen, allows for 2 or 3 teams to play against each other. This variant is designed for 4 or 6 players for use with the base game and all official expansions, as well as various variants.

Contents 1 Setup 2 Variant Rules 2.1 Seating 2.2 Team play 2.3 Victory Conditions

Setup

If playing with 4 players, set up a standard board setup.

If playing with 6 players, set up a standard 5-6 player game setup.

Variant Rules

Seating

The players are seated in a given order:

• 4 players — 2 teams: A and B: A1-B1-A2-B2
• 6 players — 2 teams: A and B: A1-B1-A2-B2-A3-B3
• 6 players — 3 teams: A, B and C: A1-B1-C1-A2-B2-C2

Team play

• The players may trade with each other as in the original rules.
• The players on the same team may give each other production cards.
• No one can give away (or trade) development cards or progress cards.
• Harbors may only be used by the owner and only on his or her turn.
• There is no special building phase.
• Buildings or knights belonging to other players breaks or blocks a player's road even if it belongs to a team-mate (good team play and diplomatic skills are required).

Victory Conditions

The first team to accumulate a mean average score of 15 victory points per player wins!