There are plenty of opportunities to wheel and deal by trading resources with other players.Ĭatan is all about expanding your hold on the island and its resources by building your network of roads, settlements, and cities. The difference here is that instead of claiming streets in a big city you are building settlements and cities on the island of Catan.
In Catan you are claiming land and income is at the mercy of dice just like Monopoly. Our first entry in our Monopoly-like games list is a real classic and has won numerous awards.