Mayfair The Settlers of Catan Board Game

My sons, ages 9 & 10, have a great time playing this game with the family. My 10 year old is the strategist and loves the challenge of the game. This game came highly recommended to me by a mom of 10. She says her family continues to enjoy this game after many years of playing it!

The game is somewhat like monopoly or trade, but much much better. A major difference being everyone gets to play at everyone's turn of rollng the dice. So, keeps you engaged getting things necessary for building roads and cities for you to collect dues from other players.

It is a whole lot of fun, but you need at least four players (or even better more people with the optional game extension) to really enjoy playing. It will be a great family game for a rainy or winter day. What can I say about the fun aspect after 5 star rating from over 200 reviewers?

VERY happy with this purchase. Can't believe more people haven't heard of it. It teaches some life skills with the trading of resources to get what you need to survive and ultimately win. Planning is required along with strategy.

Blows Risk away. It takes less time to play a complete game, applies some of the Risk principles, but in a more fun and educational way.

With the way the game board is designed- it really is a different game everytime! My 13 year old does great with the strategy. My 10 year old can play and understands the rules, but there is some complexity to strategy.
The creators did an excellent job.

The game was shipped in good condition. However, I am upset with the company because I paid for expedited shipping (1-3 business days) and the game came in 10 days!!! I wanted it for a birthday party and it was very late. When I contacted the company, they told me to contact them by phone during their business hours to complain. I work full time and I cannot call from work M-F , since it is a long distance number and my employer won't allow this. I guess that I will call from my cell phone on my lunch, but the problem is, I am very busy(hence ordering things online, instead of shopping personally).I know that they can tell when the game was shipped and I want them to handle it on their end without having the burden on me to prove. They can accept my money online and give me confirmations, but I have to have the hassle to fix the shipping now, instead of them investigating it on their end.

Settlers is the game that you'll want to play with everyone that visits and want to teach it and play it with everyone you know. It is one of the best games of strategy and luck ever invented. I can't recommend it highly enough - it should absolutely be a part of your gaming collection, if not the only one you own. No matter what type of person you are, people of all learning and personality types will love this. I recommend buying the 5-6 player expansion at the same time. Enjoy!