Objective of the Game
The objective of Helpers of Catan is to expand your settlement and collect more victory points than your opponent. This is achieved by building roads, settlements, cities, and developing your land.
Game Components
- Development Cards: These show resources, roads, settlements, cities, and discoveries.
- Victory Point Cards: These cards show how many victory points you have collected.
- Action Cards: Provide certain advantages like trading cards or additional building actions.
- Special Cards: Special effects that can influence the game.
Game Setup
- Each player receives a set of starting cards.
- The remaining cards form the face-down draw pile.
Gameplay
1. Draw Cards
Draw a card from the draw pile at the beginning of your turn. You must ensure to keep within a limited hand card number.
2. Play Cards
You may perform building actions: - Build Settlements: Requires resources in the form of hand cards. - Build Roads: Requires resources and extends your trade routes. - Upgrade to Cities: Replace existing settlements and require additional resources. - Use Development Cards: Like knight cards to achieve certain effects.
3. Trade Resources
- Trade with the other player or through the draw pile to exchange resources.
4. Special Actions
- By using action cards, you can strategically expand or alter your turn.
End of the Game
The game ends when a player reaches a set number of victory points or the draw pile is exhausted. The player with the most victory points wins.
Strategy Tips
- Aim for balanced early development of roads and settlements.
- Activate card combinations and develop cities for long-term advantages.
- Use trading opportunities wisely to quickly gain missing resources.
Helpers of Catan requires strategic planning and the right timing in card playing to be successful.
