Catan - Dawn Of Humankind - How To Play

In this video, we're going to learn how to play Catan - Dawn Of Humankind! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the KZbin comments below, ensuring you abide by our Code of Conduct: watchitplayed.tv/code-of-conduct.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - The Setup
04:21 - Game Play Overview
04:43 - A Tour Of The Board
05:59 - Phase: Production
07:41 - Phase: Action
07:58 - Action: Trade
09:39 - Action: Create An Explorer
10:45 - Action: Move Explorers
12:07 - Action: Converting An Explorer Into A Camp
13:21 - Collecting The Campsite Bonus
13:53 - Action: Advancing A Progress Marker
14:28 - The Food Progress Track
15:07 - The Clothing And Construction Progress Tracks
16:05 - Resolving Exploration Tokens
17:12 - Collecting The Exploration Tile Bonus
18:03 - The Hunting Progress Track
18:19 - Resolving A Threat
19:31 - Rolling A 7 During Production
20:52 - Ending A Turn
21:05 - Ending The Game
21:15 - Conclusion
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[@adventure_hannah3841]

I love that you make these videos without assuming the viewer knows the basics of other games from the same franchise. So often I'll try to learn a game from a popular franchise and "how to" videos will say "mechanics and turn actions are similar to these other games". And since I'm a broke college kid, I have neither owned nor played those other games, and therefore, have no clue what they're talking about. I absolutely adore Catan and play it weekly with a consistent group of friends, but I still love how you presented this game!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very nice of you to note this Hannah, I always try to treat each video as if this could be a person’s very first board game. Appreciate your kind feedback.

[@garrittstryker6299]

I have never watched a tutorial from you before, but this is top notch. We have friends coming over tomorrow and they are bringing this game and I feel confident in jumping right in. Thank you for taking the time to post this. Your enthusiasm is refreshing, the instructions were clear, and the enunciation and tone were on point. Sincerely, thank you for the good tutorial.

[@WatchItPlayed]

So very nice of you to say Garritt, I hope you all have a great time playing!

[@ClaeFace]

I don’t know if you’ve already talked through this. But I’d absolutely LOVE a video or little series about exactly how you write the scripts for these videos. And also how you teach these games in your personal life. I love the inside baseball about stuff like this:)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the interest Alec - not sure if/when I'd get to something like this, but I know what you mean about being interested in behind-the-scenes things.

[@ClaeFace]

@@WatchItPlayed understandable! You’re a busy man hahah. Just wanted you to know that there’s an interest out there for stuff like that:)

[@1997LeAnn]

This makes so much sense now. I love Catan and my brother bought me this for Christmas. I’ve read the direction book 3 times and for some reason I just couldn’t wrap my head around it, even though the premise and basic rules are the same as the original Catan. Unfortunately, my brother and dad aren’t big on board games, so after I play the Catan Games a couple times to get the basic down, my mom and I modify them so that two people can play (it usually just means less trading unless we’re rolling really crappy numbers for a few turns in a row). Can’t wait to FINALLY give this one a shot.

[@WatchItPlayed]

So nice to know this was helpful LeAnn - I hope you have a goodtime playing!

[@macwoo6516]

Did you try it out as 2player yet, if so did you find any rule alteration to work good? I tried it with the gf last night where we both controlled 2 tribes each but they couldnt trade between them, it still made trading between us very rare, but could just have been the dice was in her favor that round

[@peterleblanc4404]

This was fantastic. Thank you. My wife bought this for me for Christmas and I couldn’t figure it out, despite being a long time Catan player. This was so helpful, as always!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad to know this was useful - have fun playing Peter!

[@tazer9735]

What a helpful video! I have recently been playing board games with my friend group and decided to buy some games for my non-board game playing family. This was a huge help to explain the game to them. They all enjoyed their time playing thanks to your great explanation.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm so glad you all had a great time - welcome to the hobby!

[@henriwhitehead]

Great Video! Love Catan. This version seems awesome.

[@catherineludlum4955]

Your videos are awesome. Ty. Without your video I don't think I'd understand how to play

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very nice of yo to say - thanks!

[@rubensanchez9623]

The family is a big fan of Catan. This is my go to resource for games. Rodney is the best!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad to have you here Ruben!

[@RodrigoSanAlv01]

Very interesting twist to catan! Eager to try it out! Awesome video by the way, Rodney! As always 😄

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly Rodrigo!

[@stevegold8070]

Thanks Rodney for another excellent walkthrough. Seems like a really interesting game.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out Steve!

[@railwayruss]

New game = watch it played. Always clear and concise. Thank you.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very nice of you to say - thanks Russ!

[@Manny-M]

Great video, as always! Rodney, it's also not lost on me how you've colour co-ordinated your patented plaid look with the colours on the box. Class act!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Nice catch :)

[@MrAlazonic]

I am glad i bought the game. i havent played yet but you made it look so good and intrested that i cant wait to get my friends to join and have an awesome dawn. cheers from Greece !

[@WatchItPlayed]

Greetings back from Canada - have fun playing!

[@litusensei]

Great video! also, I love how you managed to wear a Shirt with the same color scheme as the game :D

[@thecutedreamkostasp.4449]

This guy is pure class! So clean explanation!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very kind of you to say - thanks for checking out the video!

[@srichakka498]

Explained so clearly. We played classic catan and got this. Awesome job in explaining clearly

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very kind of you to say - have a great time playing!

[@erycktackitt6771]

Now I have to get this! I 3D printed a Catan set and painted it for my brother because we love Catan. This is for sure a must have!

[@WatchItPlayed]

What a fun project! I hope you enjoy playing this one too!

[@elainetyger]

Thanks very much! I have Catan settlers of America and this looks like it resolves some of the drawbacks to that, such as there being more than one way to achieve victory, similar to original Catan, rather than the only one path of delivering all your goods.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed what you saw - thanks for checking it out!

[@CharlesN88]

Yes! I've been itching to watch this since the game was announced. Woot!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Ta-dah!

[@Altrunoexiste]

Hi and congrats for the video, it's awesome :) I have a doubt, in the variable setup, you can put the numerable tokens in the same place of the rules' image or in a random order? thanks!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sorry, I didn't cover that part of the rules, so I can't say for sure.

[@vassilijg]

Thanks for the video!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome!

[@dwskau13]

Excellent job! Now I have to go out and buy another game because of Watch It Played. 😄

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad you enjoyed - hope you've got a nice library of games you enjoy playing :)

[@walkingradiance9556]

I think this is helpful because I can read the rule booklet online but its nice to see what the game is like in person.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@lu7ky]

I did not know dawn of humankind was a different version of Catan. I always thought it was an expansion, now I gotta get it at some point.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad the video helped you learn a bit more about this one :)

[@gabrielhunger4149]

great video, well explained

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks Gabriel!

[@vattierderideaux7712]

I loved your video!!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly!

[@coreywavle]

Great job!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks Corey!

[@billf.7343]

I suspect its supposed to be an arrowhead, but the Greatest Explorer Tile should be renamed the Greatest Eggsplorer Tile.

[@johannesmuller6237]

I remember this game. Nice to see it back in an updated version, like Catan: Starfarers before it.

[@The_Trixi]

Great explanation of the game! Question: On the progress tiles, could I advance more than one space in the same move if I have enough resources or not?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep! Remember, you can perform any actions, in any order, as often as they can or wish to.

[@Skarpo89]

Ooh, I'm a little bored of base Catan personally, but this looks like a fun twist!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you liked what you saw!

[@zur13l13]

Hey, Rodney --- just wanted to say I hope you and yours are safe and dry. Best regards

[@WatchItPlayed]

House is safe, we’re safe, a lot of trees down and no power for quite a few days I suspect.

[@wyz1324]

This version seems interesting. I like the progress tracks idea.😀

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed checking out this one Wyz :)

[@huigdevreugd2120]

Thanks Rodney for the clear explanation of this catan game! One question, it's not available yet in the netherlands tho, but does your first three camps count as three Victorypoints you usually start with like in the other Catan games or do you all start 0 victorypoints? Thank you, Huig de Vreugd

[@WatchItPlayed]

Victory points come from the tokens you've collected (21:07), and those initial three camps don't provide any tokens. Hope that helps!

[@josipmazar7504]

Thanks

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome!

[@jacencade4019]

So there was one thing you didn't go over. The board had a symbol that was a human hand on it, what does that represent?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hi Jacen, I'm really not sure what you're referring to. Can you give me a time stamp in the video for where you see it (and where on the board it is?)

[@macwoo6516]

Its in africa on tiles you are allowed to build a campsite on, but it doesnt give VPs

[@johng10]

Do a Champions of Midgard How to Play please!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the interest! I talk a bit about that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5XXdaisfrqUbKM&t=342

[@teejleague3838]

Cool! I haven't played Catan much since I used to avidly play with friends back in...1999-2005ish, maybe? I need to get my Catan out again. I have mad respect for that game. Mad respect. It did so much for the board gaming industry. Catan, Takenoko, and Ticket to Ride were my first gateway, mind-blowing games into the hobby, although I loved board games as a kid. :)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Agreed, Catan pushed the hobby forward in so many ways.

[@zlosny]

thanks a lot for the overview. wanted to ask a question: is there a plastic insert in the box or not?

[@catancommunity]

The insert is made of recycled paper pulp!

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's cardboard, but it's unlike any cardboard insert I've seen before. Molded, like you'd expect in plastic. It's really good.

[@jennifersims5528]

Great video, as always! I saw that the east coast of Canada had a hurricane recently. Are you ok? Check in and let us know.

[@WatchItPlayed]

House is good, we’re good. Trees and power down. Minimal internet.

[@shadowseeker97]

Oh this seems more fun then base catan since there seems to be a very visual sign of progress that isnt just the longest road.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Some new approaches here to be sure - thanks for checking it out!

[@brokenbones1390]

Can you build a explorer, move that same explorer, and set up camp in one turn? I played this with friends and we came across this we assumed it was fine?

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's been a little while since I shot this, but I don't recall any restrictions stated about that, so it sounds fine (but if the video says that it isn't, than it isn't :) ).

[@anveshreddy9636]

Question: Can we collect more than one exploration marker in one turn with one or two explorers?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep!

[@glitch_god7287]

Are campsites worth a victory point like settlements in regular catan?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for (all elements that score you points would be detailed in this video).

[@aleksandar5323]

I just didn't get the Hunting progress track. So you just pay to place the "robber" and it cost more every time you do it, until you can't do it anymore outside of rolling a 7?

[@WatchItPlayed]

From this, it seems like you understand it. If it helps, this is the specific section in the video. Not sure if I'd know how to explain it better than this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZKbYaZ4nJimerc

[@janusthygesen9003]

When we bought the game we Got a Extra Think Called “Shaman’s Prophecy” what do you do with this card

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm not sure, sounds like maybe an extra promotional card. Maybe there's something on the publisher website?

[@martinjauer9964]

Question: When resolving an exploration token as in this video, is it only in Africa you can remove a tile?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sorry, I think there might be a typo in this question. Can you check? I want to make sure I am understanding the question correctly before I try to answer.

[@martinjauer9964]

@@WatchItPlayed Sorry for the misunderstanding. At 16:17, when resolving an exploration token, you put the token in the Africa region. Is this the only region you can put the token? Thanks

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@martinjauer9964 You say "put" the token, but that's not quite right, you "take" the circle token - and yes, it comes from Africa. Hope that helps.

[@blinkingeyetheatre]

Came to the comments expecting an all out war between people who say Catan VS Catahn

[@WatchItPlayed]

We do try to avoid wars in our comments :)

[@multivitamin425]

Poor neanderthal

[@rishirajjaingupta]

7th view

[@WatchItPlayed]

Welcome!

[@ryotanada]

13:28 Do I see blackberries for Asia+Europe, Enoki for East Asia, macadamias for Australia and potatoes for the Americas? That's among a lot of details here. Interesting game through and through.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed!