Catan Starfarers - Boardgame 4K Review - Still Worth It?

[@mjesuiledemoisne7728]

Thanks for the review. The 6 player is pretty good, the rules getting 2 players to have actions a very interesting one, making turns burn round and changing your tactics. The original had those ships that were really brittle, and the place you attached the boosters kept snapping off 😂 - the ships looked better imo but they were a nightmareto use, like handling a bomb or something. With the cards being the same opening statements but with different outcomes we always used to try to psyke the other players into making a bad choice. In the original you couldnt end your turn on a colony space you didn't intend to settle and im not sure why they didnt keep that rule. I seem to remember you could also look at plannet tokens as you fly past but not reveal so like keep others guessing which I kinda liked as again a bit of bluffing could be used. It worked sometimes too allowing the same player to bypass a sweet spot, bluffing disappointment at the flip they saw then get it later because other players assumed it was a 7 strength pirate colony. Randomness was part of the game and seemed to balance out. Taking risks often paid off, being meek didn't (mainly card outcomes).

[@primevalwarlock3808]

The Jason Statham of catan

[@JohnnyLeyenda]

Seems like they tried to make it a bigger, more complex game, but still depends too much on luck and takes too long. I might just get it to try and easy my casual group into Twilight Imperium or Rex/Dune. Thanks for the video! Very insightful.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Would prob be great for that. Eclipse without the expansions or exodus Proxima Centauri are other games that might do it although they’re slightly more complex than thisZ

[@Sebby_Nineteen]

Meanwhile I LOVE the Encounter cards. But I am one of those folks that don't mind randomness.

[@omnivoid0776]

Another big negative is the price. It tends to hover around £65 which feels like a lot for another version of Catan.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

This is true. I guess the component quality and the fact the original print was highly sought after is the reason. £50 would’ve been nearer the mark.

[@keith2570]

Can the game be made shorter by changing the end game points to 10 or so?

[@theshogunstein6475]

what is your opinion on any two player variants of catan?

[@BoardGameBollocks]

We don’t generally play 2 player games but my wife prefers the 2 player card games of Catan. Catan is her favourite game too.

[@carymgc]

Please help. Im trying to get in touch with a catan tournament official on the phone so i will get an answer on 2 really hard catan rules where in my family each one caused an argument. I want a catan official please or possibly the guy in this video if he is an expert. One situation was in catan knights and cities 6 player and the other situation was in catan starfarers 6 player (Wild Space variation where all planets abd aliens are flipped over and unknown.) Who can i talk to please on the phone?

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Umm…

[@carymgc]

@@BoardGameBollocks thanks for the help? Lol

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Not sure why I’d have contact with a Catan official. I’m just some doughnut from the UK that plays games a lot. Catan website? Google?

[@carymgc]

@@BoardGameBollocks no worries mate! Enjoy that hot tea. :)

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Finished it two years ago 👍🏻