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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | In The Seafarers of Catan you control a group of seafaring settlers exploring and taming the uncharted Isles of Catan. Embark on a quest to settle the island, build ships, and chart the nearby waters. Guide your settlers to victory with clever trading, cunning development, and by establishing the most productive sea lanes. Acquire your resources through card play and the luck of the dice. Discover far-off mines and use gold and combinations of resources--grain, wool, ore, brick, and timber -- to develop your ever-expanding empire. Of course, the best strategy and a dash of luck decides who will be the undisputed ruler of the Isles of Catan. You need The Settlers of Catan board game to use this expansion, sold separately. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 3.12 inches | | Product Width: | 11.62 inches | | Product Height: | 9.38 inches | | Package Length: | 11.7 inches | | Package Width: | 9.4 inches | | Package Height: | 3.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 56 reviews |
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| | Features | This expansion requires the Settlers of Catan gameAdds depth and complexityCompatible with all other expansions as long as the base game is usedNew Packaging & Tiles!!
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 56 customer reviews )
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231 of 231 found the following review helpful:
 The best of all Catan exansion sets Dec 18, 2008
By Nathan Beauchamp
"ConsumerAdvocate"
The Settlers of Catan won board game of the year in 1995 for a reason. I'm not sure if there is an 'expansion pack of the year' award, but if there was, Seafarers would win hands down. I've played a lot (and I mean a LOT) of strategy board games in my time, and Seafarers combined with Settlers of Catan is the best over all strategy game I've ever played.
If you're looking at this expansion, you likely already are sold on Catan (or addicted!) and are looking to expand your game. You have a good number of options, including the 5-6 Player Extension, Seafarers, or Cities & Knights. All of them are solid, but if you were going to just get one, it would have to be Seafarers. Here is why:
1. Diversity of maps
The 5-6 player expansion allows you to play with more players, but it is basically the same game as the 3-4 player version. You don't get the addition of over a dozen different maps like you do with Seafarers. Knights and Cities is more of a different game altogether, and will be more unfamiliar than Seafarers. Don't get me wrong, the other two expansions are fantastic, but get this one first.
2. Strategy
Seafarers unlocks a whole new realm of strategy. You can now build boats, discover islands, expand outward, control the pirate (like the robber, but used on water hexes), and generally play the game a few new and unique ways that are extremely satisfying. Whether you're playing "Into the Desert," with its fantastic static map that forces very careful placement, or "Four Islands," with its emphasis on resource management and aggressive island expansion, or just the basic Seafarers map (a new twist on the standard 3-4 player map) the level of strategy has been increased over all in a fantastic variety of ways. You can play longer maps that penalize 'lucky' players who choose bad numbers, or maps with exotic things like the Gold resource hexes (which produce a resource of your choice!), or maps that reward a conservative or aggressive style: you have so many options you will never get bored!
3. Replay value
With so many strategies available, and with potentially millions of variations on the maps, Seafarers never gets old. Just the "Into the Desert" map kept me busy for months. All of the maps are great, unique, and a whole lot of fun to play.
A few caveats:
1. This is an expansion. It is not playable without The Settlers of Catan. Also, make sure you are buying an expansion of the same edition as your 3-4 player board!
2. I have both the 3rd and 4th generation boards, and I actually prefer the 3rd generation with its more subdued graphics. That is a matter of preference however, so if you have the 4th generation 3-4 game and like it, you will like this expansion's aesthetics just as much.
3. Some of the maps in the map book also require The Settlers of Catan 5-6 Player Extension. You don't NEED to have the 5-6 player expansion, but be aware that about 20% of the maps require Seafarers, the 3-4 player game, and the 5-6 player expansion.
Built on a masterpiece of a board game like Settlers of Catan, it's no wonder this expansion is simply fantastic. I cannot recommend it highly enough. It deserves 7 stars.
28 of 31 found the following review helpful:
A Great Expansion to a Great Series Mar 04, 2008
By Anne M.
I found this expansion to be a great addition to the Settlers series. It adds much game play value to the original base game (Settlers of Catan) and it allows for even more creativity in creation of your own game maps.
Durability-wise, this expansion is the same as the other settlers games--the board pieces are on nice quality cardboard and the pieces are made of painted wood. The box this expansion comes in is of very high quality as well.
Again, this game has lots of little pieces so be aware of that (though they do all come with storage baggies, and everything fits nicely and securely in the box.
Make sure that you have the 4th edition of the original expansion set, as this one is incompatible with the 3rd edition. If you have the 3rd edition you need to purchase the 3rd edition of Seafarers as well.
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Wonderful Expansion to the Best Game Ever Jun 20, 2008
By Deb Ryan
"debtomr"
The frame to make the older and newer versions compatible is available from Mayfair Games on their site for about $10. If you buy the 4th edition of Settlers and Seafarers together, you have nothing to worry about. And I strongly recommend it. Seafarers adds some nice new wrinkles to Settlers while preserving the spirit of the original game. You, your neighbors, and your kids will get hooked! But remember, you have to start with Settlers!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Fantastic addition to base game May 11, 2009
By Star Trek Guru
"MHG"
If you own the base Settlers of Catan, you should immediately order this expansion set. The base Catan game can get a bit cramped with 4 players. Even the expansion base game with 5-6 players gets cramped and the strategies can get a bit rote once the game has been played more than 20 times. With the Seafarers extension, the board really opens up. The strategies become more varied, and the value of the resources becomes more balanced. In the base game wheat and ore are paramount because of their use in building cities. In Seafarers, sheep and wood are elevated in importance because of their use in building ships. Trading resources becomes even more important. Finally, this set is a tremendous value. There are at least 3-4 excellent scenarios of playing this expansion so you really are getting a lot for your money. Very highly recommended.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Much more bang for your buck than expected Sep 07, 2010
By Shane Windham
"author of The Secret Me books"
My surprise when first opening this expansion pack was in the number of new games this actually allows you. It's not one expansion which expansion lets you play the original game slightly different. It's a plethora of scenarios and setups which give a great deal more depth to this purchase than I was expecting. All along I had assumed this was something I'd find to be overpriced and add only one new element to the game. I couldn't have been more wrong. The only reason I can't give this a 5 is that it's almost overwhelming at times. The set truly makes a monster game board out of the original, there are tons of new little pieces and learning the rules of each setup can take more time than most casual gamers are going to appreciate. If you just really love the original and want a large amount of new spins, buy this right away. If you're just wanting a small addition to the original, go with the Fishermen of Catan set; which is something like $5, couldn't be more simple and really balances the gameplay moreso than the original game already manages. There's a lot of fun to be had with this set. I think 6 months from now we will still be learning and amazed by what it's capable of adding to the experience. Just expect a slight learning curve and make sure you have extra table space.
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