Add-on set for the
board game The Settlers of Catan.
Features in Seafarers:
- More random map layouts than the original set. (The original set had a specific shape for the island Catan.)
- Trade routes over the sea, working generally like roads, except more dynamic. A "section" in a trade route (a ship) costs one sheep and one timber.
- The Pirate, a black ship cruising the seas to block your trade route building.
- Gold is introduced as a resource, working as a wildcard (when you get gold, you immediately buy another resource card).
Personally, I think Seafarers adds a bit more
randomness and alternatives, which I think is good. It's well worth trying for anyone who likes the game. It may make the game more unbalanced though, so I'd still say that the original game is more thought out and a better game in general.