Catan: 5th Edition to Celebrate 20 Years
To celebrate the 20 th anniversary edition of The Settlers of Catan, Mayfair has produced a 5 th edition of the game, as well as its expansions and extensions. I finished completing my Catan collection early this year, so I consider myself fortunate that I have a nice complete set. The following, from Mayfair: The die lines and die cut remain identical, meaning you could mix and match a 4th copy of Settlers with a 5th edition copy of Seafarers without difficulty or compatibility issues. The card backs are similarly identical, allowing you to mix cards from different editions of the game. Similarly the rules remain consistent, though there was an extensive balance and readability pass, meaning numerous rules are clarified with input from designer Klaus Teuber and numerous rare "corner cases" in the rules are explained. These new clarified rules will become the official tournament canon and for those looking to brush up on the clarifications, the rule...