Catan

No resources are produced. Instead: Every player holding more than seven cards discards half, rounded down.; The roller moves the robber to any hex, blocking its production entirely.; The roller steals one random card from a player with a building on that hex.

19 terrain hexes: forest, pasture, field, hill, mountain and one desert.; Number tokens (2–12, excluding 7) placed on the non-desert hexes.; Resource cards: lumber, wool, grain, brick and ore.

Assemble the hexes into the island — randomly, or in the fixed beginner layout.; Place number tokens on every hex except the desert; the robber starts on the desert.; In turn order each player places a settlement and an adjoining road, then in reverse order places a second settlement and road.

No resources are produced. Instead: Roll both dice. Every player with a settlement or city on a hex showing that number collects resources — 1 per settlement, 2 per city — whoever's turn it is.; Trade with other players in any agreed ratio, or with the bank at 4:1 (or better at a port).; Build ro...

First to 10 victory points on their own turn wins. Points come from: Settlement: 1 point each; City: 2 points each; Longest Road: 2 points — held by the player with an unbroken road of 5 or more, and taken away if beaten

5–6 player extension: official expansion adding hexes, pieces and a special build phase.; Seafarers, Cities & Knights, Traders & Barbarians: official expansions that substantially change the game.; Beginner layout: the fixed setup printed in the rules, recommended for a first game.