Reply: Catan: Junior:: Variants:: Re: Balance tweaks
by silverbowen Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)The difference is that you can build on Skull Island without having a ship free. This saves 2 resources and could be a game-winning tempo change...
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by iromsdahl Oh, and I agree totally that the coco cards are unbalanced. I don't think I conveyed that properly in my first response. It's crazy that you can draw a tile and get a free fort. And being...
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by silverbowen Weaning your son off Coco (and munchkinism) is possible, but much depends on him. If you trounce him w/ Coco, then explain that there is another way to play that adds more thought to the...
View ArticleThread: Catan: Junior:: Variants:: Count only Ghost Captain Coco tiles for...
by KenobiwanX I don't have this game yet, but it seems like a lot of people are saying that it's too easy to just buy tons of Coco tiles to get an extra pirate's lair on Spooky Island, and that the...
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by RedPiranha You should take into account that this game is intended for kids which are 6 to 9 years old, not for strategists or turn-optimizing players.Of course, the first player who buys a coco...
View ArticleThread: Catan: Junior:: General:: The Coco problem and our first game.
by bguertin Well:finished playing our first game and we made some mistakes.One. You may only trade with the market place once!Two. Any more trades must be done with the bank at two to one.Three. as...
View ArticleReply: Catan: Junior:: General:: Re: The Coco problem and our first game.
by skr8cash I've played this a lot, and I have found no reason to change the rules. My five year old chases coco cards and this strategy is not always successful. You might try getting the rules right...
View ArticleA Road Out of Lonelyville
by Wayne Ong My son is 18 months old.. He is now my chance out of lonelyville... but 18 months! Thats probably another 18 months before he can play even the simplest mildly strategic game.... like.......
View ArticleReview: Catan: Junior:: The Nickel Tour of Catan Junior
by cree47Foyer – The Essential DetailsCatan Junior is a game for 2-4 players ages 6 and up. It easily plays in 30 minutes. Please join us on a tour of this amazing game with your tour guide as he...
View ArticleReply: Catan: Junior:: Reviews:: Re: The Nickel Tour of Catan Junior
by bholmes4 My sons are still too young to play this but I have it sitting in it's shrink wrap for when they are. I am not a big Catan fan myself but I saw this on sale I had to buy it. From everything...
View ArticleThread: Catan: Junior:: Rules:: Catan Junior three-player deadlock
by Merijeek Hi all -My daughter is quite fond of this game, and it's always a 3-way game with me, her,mans my wife. Once everyone got comfortable with the rules we seem to have found a bit of a flaw in...
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by rbelikov Remember that unlike the standard Catan, the pirate lairs can be next to each other.
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by Sfwg46Family Game Night (Cat Included) With Latest Purchase: Catan Junior
View ArticleNew Image for Catan: Junior
by AgentEgyptCatan Junior, recommended for puppies ages 2 months – adult. Younger puppies might not make it through the entire game.
View ArticleReply: Catan: Junior:: Rules:: Re: Catan Junior three-player deadlock
by cgundrbelikov wrote:Remember that unlike the standard Catan, the pirate lairs can be next to each other.Only opposing players' lairs can be adjacent, yes? No one player can have two of its lairs...
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by rbelikovcgund wrote:Only opposing players' lairs can be adjacent, yes? No one player can have two of its lairs adjacent, right?Where in the rules does it say that? As far as I can tell, lairs can be...
View ArticleReply: Catan: Junior:: Rules:: Re: Catan Junior three-player deadlock
by cgundrbelikov wrote:cgund wrote:Only opposing players' lairs can be adjacent, yes? No one player can have two of its lairs adjacent, right?Where in the rules does it say that? As far as I can tell,...
View ArticleReply: Catan: Junior:: Rules:: Re: Catan Junior three-player deadlock
by cgund To the original poster: we've only just played this tonight for the first time. I can say, there wasn't anything close to a deadlock. All three of us were close to being the winner and we...
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