The Bottom Line
Simply Catan is based on the award winning classic game Settlers of Catan by Klaus Teuber. Millions of copies (and several different versions) of this game have been sold worldwide. This family game was designed for beginners, to help you get started and then once you're ready you can move on to the more complex rules.
Pros
- An award winning game that uses both luck and strategy
- Has both beginner and advanced instructions
- Great quality product
Cons
- No victory point counter
Description
- For ages 10 and up, 2 to 4 players, and 30+ minutes to play.
- Comes with both a simple and a more complex version.
- There's a lot of strategy, bartering, and fun involved with this family game!
- Comes with changeable board, number chips, cards, robber, dice, playing pieces, and instructions.
- Watch an online video from SimplyFun to actually see how this family game is played!
- SimplyFun family games are sold directly through consultants, you can even become one.
- Consultants come to your home and throw a fun game party with you and your friends.
- These Family games can also be bought directly from their web site.
Guide Review - Simply Catan Family Game
I've played a few different versions including Settlers of Zarahemla (LDS version) and quite enjoy the strategy involved. It's a bit more challenging with more players, but that's part of the fun. This version by SimplyFun is great for beginners to help them get the basics and then move on to the more advanced rules when they're ready. Unlike Settlers of Zarahemla the SimplyFun version, Simply Catan, doesn't come with a victory point counter or any explanation of how to keep track of victory points which I feel is important as you have to get 7 (in the basic version and 10 in the advanced version) to win. Of course you can just get a paper and pen to keep track of how many victory points each player has, which is what we do, but it would have been nice if this detail had been explained somewhere in the rules. Other than that Simply Catan does a good job of teaching this great family game in a Simple and Fun way.
