{"product_id":"catan-junior","title":"Catan: Junior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore the seas! Catan: Junior introduces a modified playing style of the classic Settlers of Catan, giving players as young as five a perfect introduction to the Catan series of games.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatan: Junior takes place on a ring of islands where 2 to 4 players build hideouts and encounter the mysterious Spooky Island, where the Ghost Captain lives. Each island generates a specific resource: wood, goats, molasses or swords, and players can acquire gold. Each player starts with two pirate hideouts on different islands, and they can use the resources they acquire to build ships, hideouts or get help from Coco the Parrot. By building ships, they can expand their network; the more hideouts they build, the more resources they may receive. Just watch out for the dreaded Ghost Captain!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBe the first player to control seven pirate hideouts, and you win!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat sets this apart from the previous Catan Junior:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis game is playable with two as it comes with a two-player map.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe three- and four-player map is larger and is more symmetrical, so that two of the colors don't operate at a disadvantage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map now shows die faces rather than numbers for resource production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany of the event cards have been removed to make the game simpler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are no cards in the game only tiles for more durability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are no longer harbors in the game. In the original game you had to set up the board with random secret harbor tiles that allow for better trades with the bank. Now the trading to the bank is simpler and can be done from the beginning and doesn't require people to build to the harbors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe resources are different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a race for the Coco the Parrot tiles (rather than 'CoCo Helps' cards) and those that have the most get to put an extra piece on the board (one step closer to winning), tied players take their piece off the island and leave it vacated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe market is now a part of the board, and can be traded into only once on your turn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy default, Trading with other players is excluded and only part of the \"advanced game\". In Catan Junior trading with other players could be excluded to simplify the game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Board Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46061485162635,"sku":"MFG3025","price":849.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/4656\/7563\/files\/MFG3025_main-1.jpg?v=1772805036","url":"https:\/\/bigbangshop.co.za\/products\/catan-junior","provider":"The Big Bang Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}