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Old 02-21-2012, 05:13 PM   #167
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Originally Posted by Hilch View Post
You have to buy 5-6 player expansions, don't do it! It slows the game down so much I actually won't play anymore unless it's 3-4 people because it goes quicker.

Cities and Knights is a stand alone game, doesn't expand on regular Catan. Seafarers on the other hand can be added on to regular Catan and just add Boats to the game. Just a different variation of the game.

Settlers of The Stone Age & Cities and Knights are the best Catan games IMO. But start with regular Catan to learn the basic rules before going into other ones.
5-6 players is fine because you trade, and Cities & Knights is not Standalone... you need the base game.

I'd say start with regular Settlers, then add 5-6 players if you think you need it. The others are really only necessary if you want more variety, but I like vanilla settlers just fine.
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