CATAN Cities & Knights Board Game Expansion - Enhance Your CATAN Experience with Intriguing New Challenges! Strategy Game for Family, Ages 12+, 3-4 Players, 90 Min Playtime, Made by CATAN Studio

I bought this for a giftee of a board game exchange, and they loved it, being Catan was one of their favorite games. Like anyone who loves Catan, they know it's amazing, but adding more would just amplify the experience. I remember the first time I played this expansion. My experience was crazy amplified.As someone who plays a good amount of CATAN, the Cities & Knights expansion has completely revitalized my gaming experience with Catan and friends. It adds a strategic depth that makes every game feel fresh and challenging. The introduction of commodities and the development of city improvements adds a new layer of resource management, making it far more engaging for seasoned players.The knight and barbarian mechanics bring a new level of interaction and urgency that forces players to think ahead and collaborate, yet still leaves room for those classic CATAN betrayals we all love (or hate). This expansion also balances the game better by providing more ways to score points, making the race to 13 points more dynamic and less predictable.If you're a CATAN veteran looking to elevate your game night, Cities & Knights is a must-have. Just be prepared for longer games and even more intense smack talking between people in the group in the best (worst) way possible! It's fun, buy it!

Now that I have played Catan for a while, I decided to try this version. Oh boy, this must be an intense yet fun expansion for Catan. If you enjoy Catan for its simplicity, I wouldn't recommend this expansion since this adds a whole new layer of complexity to the game, albeit not as complex as Conquerors. When I played this game with my friends, it became a blast, we all were nervous about the barbarians that were inching closer to the island. I believe the threat of losing a city makes this fun. Also, depending on who you play with, this game is not COOP at all. The box, reviewers, and Youtubers all said that this expansion was about working together to fight off those pesky barbarians using your knights... well that was a lie. My friends will constantly find ways to destroy my cities, making the looming barbarians extremely intense. I honestly loved this expansion, I found the intensity fun and completely changes how you play. Even though you still need to build settlements and roads to get resources, the threat of barbarians, unbuyable progress cards (that replace development cards), and the merchant, make this game different, which is not bad.So, if you enjoy the Catan for its simplicity, I wouldn't recommend this pack. However, if you like to play coop (or intense pressure), this is the pack for you. The expansion is well-made and adds more replayability to Catan. The best part is that it is compatible with seafarers, so it allows you to have boats which I love.

Several members of my family love playing the Catan games!

This was a good expansion to Catan. It did take us some time to figure out how to start and to set it up. We have played it several times and know there is more to learn. If you have played base Catan and are ready for the next challenge this is it.

I.Love this game to death and life.But wow , does this add way too much playtime to my current catan playtime!Seriously guys We need to find out how to make this game more time efficient.

Best game for multiple ages to play-and you have time to talk!

This is no “expansion lite”, this effectively doubled (or more) the actionable options at every single turn. Sometimes you GET something simply because you didn’t EARN ANYTHING! Not gonna lie, that’s pretty much how I just won our first game with this expansion set. Took a while to just get through the directions so be patient because they’re important. When I saw each player gets their own FLIP CHART, I was a little intimidated but it was easy to master. Game play was longer than the basic version, took us probably 90+ minutes on our first go. Highly recommend this expansion pack!

My husband and I play this all the time. A great 3 or 4 person game as well. This is a great ‘add on game’ to the regular Caton game. My absolute favorite game to play!!!