What are the pieces in Settlers of Catan?
1) Nineteen (19) Terrain Hexes (Tiles). 2) Six (6) Sea Frame Pieces. 3) Nine (9) Harbor Pieces. 4) Eighteen (18) Circular Number Tokens (Chits).
How do you set up resources in Catan?
White gets an ore, a wood and a sheep. When using the experienced player setup, you instead receive resources from each of the tiles next to your second settlement. Resources are gathered by having settlements next to the numbered hexes rolled on dice.
How do ports work in Catan?
A harbor is a coastal location that when a settlement or city is built upon, grants the settlement’s owner a trade ratio bonus. When built upon a 3:1 harbor, you can trade 3 of the same resource card for 1 card of your choice from the bank. There are also one 2:1 harbor for each of the different resources.
What is the White Star in Catan?
If you’re using the starting setup laid out in the manual, then yes, you should give starting resources based on the settlement marked with a white star. If you’re doing a random setup, then resources are given according to the 2nd settlement placed by each player during the setup stage.
Can you add two Catan games together?
You could do it, but you’d have to find out the lettering of the tokens from the 5-6 player expansion and either mark the alternate lettering on your (combined set of) tokens or painstakingly lay out the correct order of numbers before each game.
Can you let other players use your port in Catan?
You can only use maritime trade during your turn. So it is not possible to offer port services to other players. From the rules: You can also trade without the other players!
Are ports good in Catan?
Ports are almost essential to any strategy (whether they be 3:1 or otherwise), but finding situation where you can rely entirely on a 2:1 port are rare. You seem to have found a good instance, and sheep are an ideal resource to port because they are so seldomly used for other things.