Starship Catan*
Starship Catan takes you on an interstellar adventure for two players, blending the thematic elements of Starfarers of Catan with a unique gameplay experience. This card-based game focuses on exploration, strategy, and resource management. Players explore shuffled decks to find new colonies, engage in trade, assist planets, and face off against pirates. The game's depth comes from upgrading your starship's various systems - weapons for combating pirates, thrusters for deeper space exploration, scanners to foresee upcoming challenges, and more. Victory is achieved by earning points through colonies, upgraded systems, friendship, and heroism, with the goal to reach 10 VP first.
Gameplay Overview
- Exploration and Trading: Search decks for colonies and trade opportunities.
- Combat and Assistance: Encounter pirates and aid planets.
- Ship Upgrades: Enhance weapons, thrusters, scanners, and other systems.
Special Features
- Diverse Victory Conditions: Points earned through colonies, systems, friendship, and heroism.
- Part of Series: Belongs to the Kosmos two-player and Catan series.
Conclusion
Starship Catan is perfect for duo gamers seeking a strategic and thematic journey through space. Its blend of exploration, combat, and ship customization offers a dynamic experience. It's a great choice for fans of the Catan universe looking for a more intimate, yet equally engaging, two-player challenge.
Nominated for 3 awards.
- 2 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
We like Starship Catan so much that we recommend it in the following board game recommendation lists 2024
- Position 15 in The best games from Klaus Teuber 🇩🇪👨
- Position 13 in The best games presented at the Spiel 2001 game fair in Essen, Germany
- Position 29 in The best Settlers of Catan expansions