Question 1

I have 5 & 6 year old girls, do you think their age could handle this game? Could they play it without adult supervision? How much reading is there?

Accepted Answer

They would be able to handle it themselves...once they understand the rules. Though this is the Junior version of the game, there are still a few rules. My 7 year old kind of makes things up he doesn't remember when I'm not playing, but he still has a good time with his friends that are around his same age. If you're willing to play it a few times to help them learn the rules, then this game would be enjoyable to them by themselves. There's not much reading once you know the rules. Just rolling the dice and moving your pieces depending on what you roll.

Question 2

Will the extension work for the expansions as well? say i wanted to add more player to seafarers

Accepted Answer

yeah if you don't get this 5-6 player expansion you won't have the main pieces to play the 5th and 6th players in seafarers. however if you just want to play four players, you can with seafarers expansion... there are also a 1-4 version of seafarers, and a 5-6 extension of seafers. so you need to buy 4 things to play seafers with 6 players. sorry if that doesn't make sense i think i did like the crappiest job of explaining..

Question 3

My base Catan is the 3rd edition (off-white box, with red sides and the crest in the upper left).  Will this expansion work with the 3rd edition?

Accepted Answer

The changes are all aesthetic. The card backs and tiles have different art work, so your board/pieces will look mismatched and the cards will look different. But they can be used together.

Question 4

Is there an easy way to tell which pieces belong to which set (for ease of separating the two afterwards, if I want to go back to 3-4 people again)?

Accepted Answer

An easy way my family has always done it is, after opening the expansion pack (or determining what is part of the expansion pack if you have already opened it) is we put a small E on the back of the expansion pack pieces, and then keep them in a separate package as well.

ASIN	B00W61T2EG
Age Range Description	7+
Are Batteries Required	No
Best Sellers Rank	33,739 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 950 in Board Games (Toys & Games)
Brand Name	CATAN
CPSIA Cautionary Statement	Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable
Colour	Multicolor
Country Of Origin	China
Customer Reviews	4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,996)
Edition	Standard Edition
Educational Objective	Develop strategic thinking and planning skills
Estimated Playing Time	15 Minutes
Expansion For	Catan
Game Mechanics	area control, dice rolling, resource management
Genre	Strategy
Global Trade Identification Number	00029877031207
Included Components	6x 16mm High quality embossed plastic dice with 6 coloured images- 1x Double sided map
Is Assembly Required	No
Item Dimensions	46 x 124 x 178 millimetres
Item Dimensions L x W	48L x 120W millimetres
Item Highlight	Ages 7+ \| 1-4 Players \| 15-30 Minutes Playing Time
Item Type Name	Dice Game
Item Weight	0.14 Kilograms
Language	English
Manufacturer	Catan
Manufacturer Part Number	CN3120
Manufacturer recommended age	7 years and up
Material Type	Cardboard, Plastic
Minimum Age Recomendation	84
Model Number	CN3120
Number of Items	1
Number of Packs	1
Number of Players	1-4
Operation Mode	manual
Rulebook Availability	Printed Included
Set Name	Catan
Size	12.45 cm x 4.57 cm x 17.78 cm
Special Features	Portable
Subject Character	Settler/Explorer
Supported Battery Types	No batteries required
Theme	No Theme
UPC	029877031207
Unit Count	1.0 count

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