{"product_id":"catan-junior","title":"CATAN - Junior Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCATAN Junior\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes families with children ages 6 and up to a place quite different from Catan as we know it. There are no \"settlers\" around here. Instead, the players slip into the role of pirates who build their hideouts - called pirates' lairs - all over the islands and set sail to find new places and build more pirates' lairs there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCATAN experts will easily recognize that many essential elements of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCATAN base game\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare included in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCATAN Junior,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealthough - in accordance with the theme - they received different names: pirates' lairs are built adjacent to islands, and if the islands' numbers are rolled, the players receive resource tiles. The resource tiles depict gold, goats, wood, molasses, and cutlasses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese tiles are used to build ships and more pirates' lairs or to buy development cards (here called \"Coco tiles\"), which are played immediately after their purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo launch a new ship, you need wood and wool from goats. And if you want to build a pirates' lair, besides wood and wool you also need a cutlass and molasses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe robber – well-known from the\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCATAN base game\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e- also exists in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCATAN Junior\u003c\/em\u003e, but here he is a spooky fellow named \"Ghost Captain.\" The Ghost Captain isn't as bad a guy as the robber in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCATAN base game\u003c\/em\u003e. He blocks the resource production of the islands he is placed on, but that's all - nothing is being stolen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe die-cut resource tiles included in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCATAN Junior\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eare very convenient for children because unlike in the CATAN game for adults, the players don't have to hold cards in their hands but can place the resource tiles in front of them.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCATAN Junior\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecan also be played as a 2-player game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCATAN Junior\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtains some simplified rules so that 6-year-olds can participate without any difficulty, it is still unmistakably a CATAN game.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCATAN Junior\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis not just a game for kids but a genuine family game, to be enjoyed by adults and young children alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asmodee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43579975630947,"sku":"CN 3025","price":59.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0247\/9659\/4275\/files\/CN3025_01-Z_8c48538b-b3b2-41d5-88b2-b1aac8a203a3.jpg?v=1754607443","url":"https:\/\/iroma360.com\/products\/catan-junior","provider":"Jigsaw Jungle | BuyPuzzles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}