These Theme Games may be played individually or combined to play a variant called 'The Duel of the Princes.' Each Theme Game adds 24 Expansion and Event Cards to the cards from the Introductory Game, which are placed in two stacks separately from the cards from the Introductory Game. Three Theme Games add more rules, expansions, and aggressive cards. This play style should take beginner players 25 to 30 minutes to play. This game is played to 7 victory points and includes 36 Expansion Cards in four stacks. The Introductory Game focuses on the basics of the card game, featuring gameplay that is more appropriate for newcomers. Therefore, all action cards will be able to be used from the beginning of the game unlike in the original card game.

The Rivals for Catan features a reduced pool of cards, without the more aggressive style of action cards found in the original Catan Card Game. The players may also use action cards that directly affect either their own province or their opponent's province. Cards are drawn on each turn to replenish the players' hands. They build these additions by using resources that they accumulate each turn, which are determined by the roll of a die. Players may also build expansions in their settlements that aid them in various ways, or upgrade their settlements to cities to allow more expansions to be built. The basic mode of play is similar to the original Catan Card Game, where players expand their provinces by building settlements connected by roads. The designer of the game, Klaus Teuber, has stated that he completely reworked many of the original card game's mechanics to make it easier for newcomers to play the game.Įach player portrays a prince for Catan, developing their individual provinces and competing to build a more successful province than the other. An English edition was released in the fourth quarter of 2010. The Rivals for Catan was released in German in September of 2010, on the 15th anniversary of the original card game.

The Rivals for Catan is a reimplementation of Catan Card Game.

Two player catan card game