BOARD GAME

Settlers of Catan

Collect and trade resources to build up the island of Catan in this modern classic.

Players
2–4
Time
45 min
Complexity
Light
Official rules
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Drinking rules

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Gameplay

3 rules
01

A roll with no resources

If the dice are rolled and no player gains any resources, including on a 7, everyone drinks

Gameplay
02

Largest Army or Longest Road

Whenever a player gains the Largest Army and/or Longest Road, that player may give 1 shot to any other player

Gameplay
03

The Robber blocks resources

Whenever the Robber prevents a player from collecting resources, that player must drink 1 sip for each resource the Robber prevented them from getting

Gameplay

Gaining and losing cards

3 rules
04

Discarding on a seven

If you have to discard cards on a 7, take 1 sip per card discarded

Gaining and losing cards
05

Betting on a stolen resource

When someone draws a card from another player, everyone not involved may choose to bet any number of sips up to a maximum of 1 shot on which resource is drawn. If the betting player guessed correctly, the player who’s card got drawn, drinks the betted amount of sips.

If the betting player guessed incorrectly, the betting player drinks the betted amount of sips

Gaining and losing cards
06

A Monopoly card

Whenever a player is forced to give away resources because a “Monopoly” card was played, that player drinks 2 sips per card lost.

Gaining and losing cards

Trading

3 rules
07

Trading with another player

Whenever players agree to a trade, the participants drink in celebration

Trading
08

Trading through a port

When a port is used to trade with the bank, the owner of that port drinks

Trading
09

Trading four resources with the bank

Whenever a player trades 4 resources of a kind with the bank, that player must take 1 shot

Trading

Why it works

Catan gives you plenty of room to bargain, block and annoy each other. The drinking rules follow those same trades, stolen resources and arguments over the Robber.

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