- Hugely popular award-winning game
- Compact travel version
- A game of discovery, settlement and trade
- Schemes, strategies and spoils!
- Over 11 million games sold
- Game design by Klaus Teuber
- For two to four players
- Playing time for each game approximately 45 to 60 minutes
- For ages 12 years and over
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Product Specifications
Model NumberMFG3101
Number of Game Players4
Assembly RequiredNo
Batteries Required?No
Batteries Included?No
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Compact and portable, you can strive for the Governorship from wherever you find yourself... In fact you can play it... riding on a train or flying in a plane, seated at a bar or riding in a car, afloat on an ark or in a public park. Wherever your journeys shall take you, to a nearby land or afar to a distant star. This new compact and portable travel edition contains everything you need to play on the go (excepting other players of course).
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Compact and portable, you can strive for the Governorship from wherever you find yourself... In fact you can play it...riding on a train or flying in a plane, seated at a bar or riding in a car, afloat on an ark or in a public park. Wherever your journeys shall take you, to a nearby land or afar to a distant star. This new compact and portable travel edition contains everything you need to play on the go (excepting other players of course).
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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You can only be reading this if you already know and love this game. The travel edition is not a bad imnplementation but is slightly limited variation of gameplay as the desert is always in the middle. This don't detract from the overall fun.
There are still (unavoidably) too many pegs and cards for me to consider taking it on a plane, but I have used it a lot on a pop up table out on the deck, or I imagine if you were into camping or caravan it would be ideal.
There are still (unavoidably) too many pegs and cards for me to consider taking it on a plane, but I have used it a lot on a pop up table out on the deck, or I imagine if you were into camping or caravan it would be ideal.
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75 of 76 people found the following review helpful
Convenient form of a GREAT game
16 Aug 2008
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I'm a big fan of the Settlers of Catan game and its variations. This review is only about the advantages/disadvantages of the travel version.
The original version of Settlers of Catan is quite bulky for taking on vacations and impossible to play in the car or plane. This version is very compact and well made. I love it. I wish the original version had such a nice tray for all the cards which are constantly being drawn and played. That's not to say the travel version couldn't be better.
Some cushy foam or something to put over the pieces to keep them from getting scattered in the box while jostled in luggage would help. Though while actually being played, everything stays in place very well.
I'd also like some kind of collapsing holder that fits in the tray for the tiny pieces, so you could pull it out of the tray cup and lay it flat so big fingers that won't fit in the cup can pick up the pieces.
I regret that they made the tile point values immobile. Though the actual tiles can be easily moved around and held in place (GREAT DESIGN), I'd still like to also be able to rearrange the values. Of course, not having to decide on value placement does speed up the game.
Should people new to the game start with the travel version or the original? That's a toss up. More people might like to take a chance on trying the traveler version just because it's simpler. Also, when we travel we meet new people who are new to the game and it is good to have a simple (okay, it will never be simple like tic-tac-toe, but at least more simple than the original) game to share, because if you don't have a long time to know and play with the people, you don't want to spend a long time teaching a long game. I think anyone getting into this game, though, would soon be sorry not to have the larger, more complete version and its expansion capabilities. If I could only have one, I would definitely prefer the full size game, but I am so glad to have the travel game, too.
The original version of Settlers of Catan is quite bulky for taking on vacations and impossible to play in the car or plane. This version is very compact and well made. I love it. I wish the original version had such a nice tray for all the cards which are constantly being drawn and played. That's not to say the travel version couldn't be better.
Some cushy foam or something to put over the pieces to keep them from getting scattered in the box while jostled in luggage would help. Though while actually being played, everything stays in place very well.
I'd also like some kind of collapsing holder that fits in the tray for the tiny pieces, so you could pull it out of the tray cup and lay it flat so big fingers that won't fit in the cup can pick up the pieces.
I regret that they made the tile point values immobile. Though the actual tiles can be easily moved around and held in place (GREAT DESIGN), I'd still like to also be able to rearrange the values. Of course, not having to decide on value placement does speed up the game.
Should people new to the game start with the travel version or the original? That's a toss up. More people might like to take a chance on trying the traveler version just because it's simpler. Also, when we travel we meet new people who are new to the game and it is good to have a simple (okay, it will never be simple like tic-tac-toe, but at least more simple than the original) game to share, because if you don't have a long time to know and play with the people, you don't want to spend a long time teaching a long game. I think anyone getting into this game, though, would soon be sorry not to have the larger, more complete version and its expansion capabilities. If I could only have one, I would definitely prefer the full size game, but I am so glad to have the travel game, too.
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Have the Full Settlers Experience in the Travel version - HACKED!
20 July 2010
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I love playing Settlers so I was a bit disappointed when I saw that the travel version had some minor differences than the full version. The numbers are set permanently into the board and the desert space is stuck in the middle. Other than that, it's nearly the same game.
Since I'm a purist, I decided to hack the game a bit to provide the full experience. I simply did 2 things :
- Put number labels on the little circles that you punch out of the tiles when you first set it up.
- Drill out a hole in the desert tile to fit the posts.
With this, I now have the full settlers experience in a nice travel edition. I included a ball of Blu-Tack/Sticky Putty to stick the tiles to the posts. The pieces are kind of small, so I also have everything separated by color and type and put into little ziploc bags that I fashioned out of those tiny snack size bags you can find at the supermarket. This is a great version of the game, and with a few minor modifications, I can get the full experience.
Since I'm a purist, I decided to hack the game a bit to provide the full experience. I simply did 2 things :
- Put number labels on the little circles that you punch out of the tiles when you first set it up.
- Drill out a hole in the desert tile to fit the posts.
With this, I now have the full settlers experience in a nice travel edition. I included a ball of Blu-Tack/Sticky Putty to stick the tiles to the posts. The pieces are kind of small, so I also have everything separated by color and type and put into little ziploc bags that I fashioned out of those tiny snack size bags you can find at the supermarket. This is a great version of the game, and with a few minor modifications, I can get the full experience.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
A viable option...
16 May 2008
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Unlike another reviewer, I don't expect the "travel" version of the game to be identical to the regular game. That being said, 99% of the game *is* the same. But it's easier to transport, easier to setup and less likely to be scattered (when the table gets bumped) than the regular version. That's why I got it!
Honestly, I've played this version at home instead of the tabletop version several times because it was simpler to set up...
Honestly, I've played this version at home instead of the tabletop version several times because it was simpler to set up...
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