I already have the base game(3-4 players), does this expansion allow for 5-6 players?
1854813
It does not, I was a little bummed about that, you would have to get the expansion pack too
1854814
I believe this is only the 3-4 player expansion to the Settlers game. You need the Seafarers 5-6 expansion in addition to this if you want more players. Looks like Amazon does have it under "Catan: Seafarers 5 and 6 Players Extension".
174365
You can play with up to 3 with the base set and can easily expand with add-ons. We've had several games of 6 or more
2225501
This is the base game. There is an expansion but it isn't needed in order to play. I would actually suggest getting familiar with the base game before getting the expansion, if you even want to, later. The expansion gives you these neat petri dishes to hold some of the game pieces in and has a few more job titles and such.
862992
The 12 player version has booklets with 12 pages each, which is needed for 12 players. Two six-player or eight-player games won't have enough pages to play with 12 people.
181019
They make a 5-6 person expansion specific to traders and barbarians. You would also need to have the original Catan game, the Traders and Barbarians expansion, the Traders and Barabian 5-6 player expansion, and regular Catan 5-6 expansion.
957587
I would say 4 players. With any less than that, it's easy to guess who is who and makes some of the 'good' cards not as good because everyone can reach each other. We have played with 3 people, but the game was over in about 20 minutes. We've also played it with 15 people before (we had double decks and the expansion packs) and that was just crazy! I would say that the ideal number is between 5 and 8.
1640158
....wat?The cards are the same for 4 and 6. If you meant C&K;, it doesn't have cards for the expansions...So, the answer is, they work for both 4 or 6 players (as do the originals).
1257104
You can't play with four players, it just wouldn't make sense. Other fun games for 2-4 players? Milles Bornes is a lot of fun; I definitely recommend it.
2114025
Yes, if you have 2 copies of the game. I have two sets and have played with as many as 9-10 and it is still fun. The games run a bit longer the more people you have but it is still a lot of fun. If you think you will typically be playing with more than 5, I would recommend getting two sets of the game, still worth the additional cost.
1368512
Absolutely YES!I played it with my friend for over half a year. We did not change any game rule. We just played it in 3 VS 3 mode, chose 3 Houses by random at the beginning of the game. It's funny and the balance is good.The difference between 2 players and 3-6 players is the time on thinking. For the reson that you should make plans for 3 Houses all by oneself, so 2 players game will be much longer than 3-6 players.
1368506
3 or more. Although, I tried with 3 and found that it probably works best if you have more than 3 (5-6 players would be a lot more fun). To be fair, we didn't follow all the rules to the letter (mainly bc the rulebook is so long).
721653
This game can handle up to 5 players on its own. If you mix it with other sets of the game, you can get up to 10.
434860
actually the 5 to 6 player expansion works well with more expansion pieces to play seafarers, I have used it myself to play a few games like this and love it, and the guys who made this also released a pdf file for donators to use multiple expansion pieces to make a complete board, I am sure if you get one you can drop them an email asking for the pdf file
1969905
I agree with the previous two. Four or five are the ideal numbers for a Legacy campaign. I don't think I'll be giving too much away saying this, but there are 5 factions for each player to choose before every game whose advantages evolve as your game progresses. I would imagine that with three people, you would tend to stick to the same three factions since the other two would miss out on their bonuses early on and fall behind. I would try to get a full table if you're looking to have a Legacy campaign.
2223174
It's very fun for 2. My husband and I play all the time and enjoy making unique card combinations. 2, 3, or 4 players just add to the strategy of how you play your cards and the expansion packs allow you to play with more than 4.
1703313
Yes, you can use the 12 player version for only 4 players. You would just leave the last 8 pages of the booklet blank, although the more players the merrier!
2167119
This is the expansion so it would be in addition to the full game. This game can be played with even 20+ people.