Catan
Game » consists of 9 releases. Released 2005
Catan, based on the popular board game "Settlers of Catan", is a game of production, trading, and building in which players compete to develop the most successful colony on the island.
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5 (4) 4 (1) 3 (0) 2 (1) 1 (0) 4.3 starsAverage score of 6 user reviews
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Does the board game justice 0
I am a fan of the board game, so I was super excited to find out that the game was coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace. I wondered how the game would translate to the virtual world, but I was not disappointed. It offers streamlined gameplay that I never found difficult to understand. The computer AI's offered a good challenge to the experienced player, but their "attitudes" can get annoying at times. Overall, I feel that if you like the board game then you'll love this, and if you've never playe...
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Catan more addictive than Crack 0
I never played the Board game before playing Live Arcades version of Catan.I remember it was one of the first titles released and still remains to this day a few years later one of my most played Xbox titles next to UNO, Carcassonne, and lumines.I downloaded the trial version of the game and gave it a whirl. At first I was not impressed it seemed overly convoluted at the time but I pursued with the demo and eventually went ahead and bought it. Best move I have ever made with an Xbox live arcade ...
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Sold Board Game Action 0
Replicating the art of gathering in a digitized board game has always met sour ends for the past several years. Board games haven't exactly made a smooth transition to the video game world, as bringing together your family was always the point in playing in the first place. However, providing both rich gameplay and social affair may lead to a more entertaining and captivating experience, and that's precisely what Catan does. The rules of Catan can be little overwhelming at first play. You and y...
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Great Console Board Game 0
I remember playing Catan when I was in college with some friends of mine. Loved the game back then. Now on XBLA it's just as good and more accessable. There is no worry when it comes to board set up and rules. This is a great game to play when you just want to wind down and you don't feel like getting into a huge story arc. Great game and a must buy....
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Great If You Like This Sort Of Game 0
Catan for XBLA is an adaptation of the popular board game Settlers of Catan created by Klaus Teuber. This game is not for everyone. if you spend all you time fragging users online in Call of Duty or Halo, you can stop reading now, because you won’t like this game. I on the other hand absolutely loved it! The game is fairly simple. There are 3 to 4 players that must compete for resources on a honeycomb shaped board (see screenshots below). Each piece of the honeycomb is attributed a number and...
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More bored than board 0
Not settling for this Not having played the board game I can't say if this is a good version or not, but since the rules aren't that complicated and the game play really doesn't offer much tactics, I don't think it's an unfair representation. While the real life game surely gives you more joy while playing with friends, this is quite an unexciting game. The main mechanic uses too much luck to allow proper strategy, and the graphics of the iPad version is bland and the pacing is annoying, providi...
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