In the glade will lie a town,
builders' wagons circle round.
In the carts go goods they need,
wheat and wood and brick, you see.
Then with these from wagon there,
they raise a house near village square.
When their buildings all are placed,
the town hall will they then raise.
Each player has a set of buildings to place. Placing a building uses a whole wagonload of resources: 1 each of wood, bricks, and wheat. The roll of the die determines how far the wagons will move. When any child stops beside a resource that they need, they can load the resource into their wagon. When the wagon is full, they get to build a new house! Then the resources are returned to the board so they can be collected again!
The playing board is unique, consisting of a round, rotating piece pivoting on a larger, square board. Each player chooses a coloured pawn, and inserts it into the rotating board. On his turn each player takes hold of his pawn and moves it one, two, or three spaces (depending on a die-roll). This will rotate the whole circle. When the move is completed, ALL players look at the space their pawn is by. If they land next to a resource (wheat, bricks, trees), they put it in their cart and play continues. When all three resources are collected, they get to place a house on the board.
After all houses are built, collect resources again to build the Town Hall. The player who builds the Town Hall wins the game!
Of course, children are also encouraged to play with the wonderful wooden buildings, and to create their own games and adventures in Catan!
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