![]() ![]() One disappointment is that the cards are essentially the exact same cards found in the standard $40 edition of the game. The harbor, road, settlement, and city pieces are all 3D as well, and the latter three are hand-painted to look antique and match each player’s color (be it red, white, blue, or orange) appropriately. The terrain hexes look as you’d expect - the mountain pieces stretch nearly two inches into the air, the forest hexes are littered with individual tree tops, and the pastures feature flocks of sheep. The six sea frames are a pretty blue, with a scratchy texture meant to mimic ocean waves. The game board is still assembled much in the same way it is in a standard game of Catan, except the traditionally cardboard pieces are now 3D. It comes with a standard game overview and rules pamphlet, as well as a nicely put-together almanac perfect for new players and returning players alike. But with such a high price tag, I’m thankful for the extra care put into the storage of the game. It takes time to unpack everything, and it takes just about as much time to properly store it all once you’re done playing. It’s sturdy, clean and well-packaged, and all of the nearly 300 pieces and cards needed to play the game are safely secured. And even then, a couple of strange design choices make the $300 price point questionable.Ĭatan 3D’s box feels like $300. However, its frankly absurd $300 price point makes it hard to recommend to anyone who isn’t an uber Catan enthusiast. The traditionally cardboard and plastic pieces have been turned into beautiful 3D, hand-painted terrain hexes, roads, settlements, cities, and more. The difference is in the physical pieces. Playing-wise, the game is simply Catan - there are no changes to the rules or differences in gameplay compared to a standard match of the classic game. ![]() although they’re going to need some deep pockets to play it. Catan 3D is the latest iteration of this board game and it was seemingly designed with mega-fans in mind. If you call yourself an avid player of board games, there’s a good chance you’ve begged a friend in Catan to trade you some wool or lumber. Catan has been around for decades, spawning space-based sequels, Game of Thrones spinoffs, expansions, and more. ![]()
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