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Catan: Traders & Barbarians Expansion
Return to the island of Catan with new adventures and ways to play! You huddle closer to the warmth of the crackling flames while you wait for the merchant to begin his speech. He carries news from across the island including his adventures, discoveries, and updates from the other cities. All of this will be invaluable information as the city begins to plan its expansion into the unknown territories beyond the river and fight back against the ongoing threat of barbarians. In this expansion you’ll find a full campaign, new ways to play with a variety of scenarios, and rules for a two-player game.
- EXPLORE NEW ADVENTURES: Return to Catan with a full campaign, unique scenarios, and new challenges that expand the classic gameplay.
- BUILD, TRADE & DEFEND: Plan your city’s expansion into unknown territories, manage trade routes, and defend against the ongoing threat of barbarians.
- NEW WAYS TO PLAY: Includes rules for a two-player game, offering a fresh and dynamic CATAN experience perfect for smaller groups.
- VARIED SCENARIOS: Discover exciting options like river crossings, merchant caravans, and barbarian battles, providing endless replayability.
- REQUIRES BASE GAME: This is an expansion and requires the CATAN 6th Edition base game to play. Designed for 3-4 players, ages 12 and up.
Damaged Items:
If your item arrives severely damaged due to shipping, you may request a return/replacement within 7 days of delivery. Requests after 7 days will not be accepted.
Unwanted Items:
If you change your mind, you may return your item within 7 days of purchase. A 20% restocking fee and return shipping costs will be deducted from your refund.
Refunds:
Refunds are issued to the original payment method. If it’s no longer valid, we can offer store credit — please let us know in advance.
Important Notes:
- Must include the original manufacturer packaging. Returns without it will be rejected and shipped back at your cost.
- We are not responsible for water damage; contact UPS or USPS directly.
- To ensure integrity of our inventory. No returns are accepted on sealed trading card products (e.g. Pokémon, Magic, Yu-gi-oh, etc.)
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Community Rating & Info
Traders & Barbarians is distributed as the third major expansion for The Settlers of Catan, although it is actually a compilation of small expansions and variants. (It is independent of the Seafarers and Cities & Knights expansions, but can be combined with them.) All of the variants and three of the scenarios have been available from various sources in Europe and the United States or through official websites. The Great Rivers and the Fishermen of Catan have been expanded somewhat for this expansion through extra tiles and player pieces. This compilation includes 5 scenarios: The Fishermen of Catan - Originally released in the 05/2006 Spielbox magazine and then subsequently released in Games Quarterly magazine. Expanded in this edition. The Rivers of Catan - Originally released in the Atlantis scenario box, then subsequently in Games Quarterly magazine as "The Great River". Expanded in this edition to include two rivers, one occupying 4 tiles, and one occupying 3. The Great Caravan - Originally released as a free expansion in Germany. Barbarian Invasion - New in this edition. - Barbarians are invading Catan and the players have to try to stop them with new knight pieces. This plays very similarly to the flood mechanic in the Atlantis scenario from the Atlantis and Das Buch scenario packs. Traders & Barbarians - New in this edition. - You get new hexes, one for the castle, one to produce glass, and one to produce marble. You try to rebuild Catan after the invasion. You get gold and victory points if you finish tasks in the castle, but to do so you have to travel back and forth to the castle on roads and undeveloped paths. There are still some barbarians around who interfere with trade routes. It also includes 4 minor variants: 2-Player Rules - Use the new "Commercial Chips" to force trade with your opponent. Use 3rd and 4th neutral player to block your opponent. Also available online: Klaus2player.pdf Catan Event Cards - Originally released in the Atlantis scenario box, then subsequently released for sale separately. Replaces the dice with a deck of cards to minimize randomness. The Harbormaster Card - Originally released in the Atlantis scenario box, then subsequently available online: harbormaster.pdf. Gives two victory points to the player with the most harbor points. Friendly Robber Rules This game belongs to the Catan Series.
