Original Settlers of Catan Development Cards
Before you read this article, you will need to know the following terms and definitions:
| Game(-s): | Noun. Singular or Plural. A standalone version of Settlers of Catan, which can be played right out of the box without making additional purchases. There is only one standalone (base) game of Catan. |
| Expansion(-s): | Noun. Singular or Plural. An Catan game that cannot be played by itself. It must be used in conjunction with a standalone (base) game. The 5 & 6-player expansions are a good example of this. |
| Scenario(-s): | Noun. Singular or Plural. A small set of playing pieces and instructions that can be added to normal Catan gameplay. It cannot be played by itself--it must be used in conjunction with a standalone (base) game. The "Oil Springs" scenario is a good example of this. |
| Variant(-s): | Noun. Singular or Plural. A set of instructions for using the pieces from a Catan game or expansion in a new way. Most variants are fan-generated and require printing and cutting out new pieces. |
Remove the top “Promo Card” from the deck, shuffle thoroughly, and place beside the board on the reference sheet below (robber):
- Purple:
- 19 Knights (place in front of you, move Robber or Privateer, take one resource card from adjacent player)
- Green:
- 3 Road Building (2 free trade routes)
- 3 Resource Monopoly (name one, get all from players)
- 3 Year of Plenty (take 2 resources from bank)
- Orange:
- 1 VP library
- 1 VP university
- 1 VP market
- 1 VP Great Hall
- 1 VP Chapel
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