Catan Geographies: Austria
Catan Geographies: Austria Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Base Rules
The standard CATAN base game rules apply. There are only a few exceptions.
Exceptions to the Base Rules
- Settlements may only be built on the round town fields.
- Since some town fields are separated by only one road, the distance rule of the base game does not apply.
- If you build a road adjacent to a town field, you may build the next road behind this town field only after having built a settlement on this field.
- To enjoy a "harbor advantage," build a road on a red road field.
Victory Point Intersections
- The intersections marked with a victory point symbol are new.
- At the beginning of the game, place either a CATAN chit from the Seafarers expansion or any other marker, e.g., a coin, on each of them.
- The first player to reach a victory point intersection with a chit or marker on it by road receives that chit or marker and thus obtains a victory point.
Players
The Austria edition can be played by 3 or 4 players. If you use the CATAN for Two variant, the game can also be played by 2 players.
5-6 Players
Translated from the German product page (catan.de/oesterreich-edition).
For the first time a country scenario is also suitable for 5 and 6 players. In this case, the victory point fields that are marked with victory point chips or coins in the 3-4 player game count as normal town fields: settlements may be built on them and they may be upgraded to cities.
Map
Translated from the German product page (catan.de/oesterreich-edition).
The map reflects Austria's geography: the positions of the cities roughly correspond to their actual locations, and the distribution of the terrain hexes also corresponds to Austria's geography. Each city has a landmark illustration and a short text on its significance.