r/Catan

I am trying to promote a rule variant I have played with friends and family many, many times. It was very popular on the old jsettlers site about fifteen years ago. It turns a 2-3 hour game into a 20-30 minute game. One gaming session allows for multiple games, meaning everyone has a good chance of winning.

No trading means no trading between players. It takes away the endless haggling, alliances, people revealing their entire hand for a resource that hasn’t rolled, and so on. 4:1 trades and ports work normally.

Reverse robber on seven means that when you roll seven, the robber goes on an undeveloped hex. If that’s not possible, the robber goes on a hex owned by the player alone. If that’s not possible, the robber goes on a shared hex between the player and an opponent, and they get to steal a card. The advantage is that for most of the game, no thought goes into moving the robber. Soldier cards still work as intended.

All I can say is, don’t knock it until you have tried it. It’s faster, more fun, and you get to play a set rather than one long game.

Edit - I don’t understand the hate. I thought I would share something that keeps Catan alive and thriving among my family and friends for the last twenty years or so.

I'm looking at 3d printing a Catan set.

There's 100s out their, I'm wondering if people would recommend a particular set?

I'm looking for something I can use an AMS or maybe 2 on to do that colours, not paint.

Id like it to have to potential to do all expansions, and up to 6 players.

My plan is to make a Jurassic Park version, so ideal without to may buildings etc that I'd need to edit out.