# Settlers of Catan - tell me about the expansions

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**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settlers-of-catan-tell-me-about-the-expansions/438595 "2008-02-21T17:53:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![mmouse9799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mmouse9799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmouse9799)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settlers-of-catan-tell-me-about-the-expansions/438595/5 "2008-02-21T18:53:46Z")

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Well, since several other people have explained _Seafarers_ and _Cities & Knights_, I won’t bore you with saying the same things. Catan is a great world to play a game in!

Before you spend a lot of money on the expansions, you may want to consider how many people you generally will have play. As **Hawkeye** alluded to, it’s nearly impossible to play a regular game of Catan with two people. (We’ve tried. It doesn’t work.) So, if players and/or money is a concern, you may want to hold off on the expansions.

I’ll also second that you check out Carcassone. [Carcassonne (board game) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne_%28board_game%29)

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