Catan Settlement Strategy - Ep. 01

[@demmidemmi]

The problem with feast or famine isn't really that you will have a whole game with low/high hits. But rather that it will cause you bust the card limit more often and thus lower your income that way or allow you less flexibility through forcing you to hold fewer cards.

[@AdnanCucak]

I just bought this game and im loving this channel, thanks so much mate! Nice to hear a local accent too!

[@benharris3285]

Is there really enough ore to justify going 3/4/8 as first position? 4 points of ore (assuming you get some more on your second settlement) isn't enough to drive a strong ows game imo, especially when you don't have a 3:1 port to give you flexibility.

[@maff_]

Hey izzwan, regarding the second placement - do you see any advantages from placing on the other 6-3-11 just to to left of the one you suggest here? The way I see it, it’s a more valuable defensive placement. It locks out the 11-6-5 Ore-Wheat-Sheep, and in terms of thinking on expansion spots, the 11-6-12 Ore Wheat Brick will likely be open, which is a stronger second settlement than the 11-12 ore-brick Also regarding blacks placement, I think a smart player would see the free road second spot and want to lock that out. So placing on the 9-6-4 wheat-brick-sheep sets up better than the 5-8-10 on top. It forces red to place on the 6-2 if they want to win the race, locks up more brick for early trades, and provides more space to potentially connect roads in the longest road race

[@benharris3285]

4th position doesn't have to take double 5/8/10. 5/8/10 wood/brick/sheep + 4/6/9 is stronger. You deny red a free road so you get the wood port, plus 4/5/11 will be open (which you should point towards from the 4/6/9). Also you are close enough to potentially connect your settlements and you have loads of brick which you can trade to blue and green.

[@aussieinvestingmachine9912]

Detailed insight! Thanks for the video

[@catanstrategywithizzwan2215]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrannenTaylor]

I like your videos - but audio is only in left ear which bugs me. Seems be consistent across multiple videos.

[@IseeinrealD]

I disagree with your placement for black. I'd go 4/6/9 first and 5/8/10 second and hope red doesn't go 2/6 in fear of being cut off from the wood port. Thoughts?

[@Mario-qd9hq]

that were also my thoughts cause i think red would take 3/4/8 and get to the sheepport which means that black has massiv wood/brick production and wood port

[@IZDTV]

Black could have taken the 10,9,11 wood wheat ore spot with there first pic to get some ore

[@catanstrategywithizzwan2215]

Thanks