Catan: Explorers & Pirates is the fourth major expansion for The Settlersof Catan (following Seafarers, Cities & Knights and Traders & Barbarians)and it includes five scenarios and three missions; some of the scenariosmake use of the missions while others do not.Catan: Explorers & Pirates differs from the Catan base game in threemain ways. First, instead of having only a single island in the game onwhich players build and compete for resources, three islands are presentwhich players can travel to.Second, instead of using cities, Catan: Explorers & Pirates allows playersto build port settlements for two corn and two ore, with a port settlementsupplying one resource when the adjacent number is rolled at the start ofa turn.Third, if a player receives no resources during the production roll (otherthan on a roll of 7), she receives one gold in compensation. Two goldcan be traded with the bank for a resource of the player’s choice. Goldhas other uses as well, such as helping you escape from pirates.
