Catan Classic
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Information
- Category: Games
- Price: Paid
- Age Rating: /
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Rating:
2.6
- Developer: USM
- Version: 4.8.3
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Features
The Catan Classic mobile app features the classic board game experience with a digital twist. Players can enjoy the familiar gameplay of building settlements, trading resources, and expanding their territory on the island of Catan. The app also includes various expansion packs and scenarios for added variety and replay value. Additionally, the app offers single-player and multiplayer modes, allowing players to compete against AI opponents or challenge their friends online. The app's user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, making it accessible for both experienced players and newcomers to the game.
Furthermore, the app supports cross-platform play, allowing users on different devices to play together seamlessly. The Catan Classic mobile app also includes in-game tutorials and tips to help players learn the game and improve their strategies. Overall, the app provides a convenient and enjoyable way to experience the beloved board game on the go.
How to Use
To use the Catan Classic mobile app, simply download and install it from the app store onto your mobile device. Once the app is installed, open it and navigate the main menu to choose your game mode, whether single-player or multiplayer. If playing multiplayer, you can invite friends to join or connect with random opponents online. During gameplay, follow the on-screen instructions to place settlements, build roads, and trade resources. The app also provides helpful hints and tips for new players. After completing a game, you can review your achievements and statistics in the app's profile section. Overall, the app is easy to use and offers a seamless experience for playing Catan on your mobile device.
Pros & Cons
Pros: - Offers the classic Catan board game experience in a mobile app - Includes various expansion packs and scenarios for added variety - Supports single-player and multiplayer modes with cross-platform play - User-friendly interface and in-game tutorials make it accessible for all players
Cons: - Some users may prefer the physical board game experience over the digital version - Connectivity issues can occasionally disrupt multiplayer games - In-app purchases required for additional expansion packs and scenarios
User Reviews
Review Source: Google Play Store
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I have played the board game enough that I understand the rules; otherwise I am not sure this app explains how to play very well. Beyond that game play feels intuitive and it is easy to control. The game will keep stats on most things so you can see that over time the dice rolls, etc. are fair. There is a good variety of computer opponents (though on-line play would be a sure improvement!) I don't know the board game versions of the expansions so I have not gone for the IAP yet; the standard game is varied enough that I have been happy as is. Games take about 30 minutes (you can save, of course).
IT'S F'ING DISGUSTING HOW MUCH THE AI IN THIS GAME F'ING CHEATS!! It makes it almost unplayable! The game actually adjusts the rolls/dice outcome according to what the situation is, in favor of the bots!! (If it wasn't for this, I'd give the game a higher rating!) I like the classic graphics! Game play is fine. There are a few bugs (esp. with the trading mechanism). Would like to have my Development cards displayed during the game.
The game is ok. It'll pass the time. I play solo and on the "moderate" setting. The game seems to regulate the difficulty level, not by making the players better, but by rigging the dice rolls. The higher your difficulty level, the more 7s are rolled against you and the more rolls come up with numbers you don't have. Nothing about skill. All about making realistic dice rolls unlikely. Frustrating.
Don't waste your money, it's not good. I love catan and used to use the free app. I assumed the paid for version would be better. I was wrong. Game play, graphics and controls are much better in the free version. I wish I had just paid for the in-app purchases on the free version rather tham buy this one.
I absolutely LOVE this game, but every single time there's an update I lose my campaign progress and it is infuriating. Also, the bugs are ridiculous! There is nothing more frustrating than playing an online game with others and AIs only for the game to continually freeze and force close, because the AIs are trying to pick a resource from their gold token. I play it daily and am always pulling my hair out. It could be SO good!
Regretting buying this, the computer cheats so bad. Even if you accept the never getting rolls you need is just repeated bad luck, the computer players are basically on a team and will always trade with each other, always put the robber on you instead of each other. They almost always go first so they can claim the best building spots. The resources do not randomize number or location, so it's always the same game since they always try to make the same best choices. It's extremely irritating.
It's a great game, but the app is horrible. It crashes regularly. It doesnt save settings either, so if you close the app and come back to it later (not immediately reopening after it crashes) you have to reset all your settings. I have to turn off sounds, retype my name, and reset my player preferences. It's not a huge deal, but it's annoying to have to deal with every time I open the app.
I love Catan but... this is a broken game. Single player is incredibly frustrating. As an example: AI will just switch the robber back and forth between your properties, dwindling your resources, the dice will hit on the obstructed number, no one will trade with you, and you just have to pass on your turn. And this will happen 3-4 times in a row. AND this happened in 5/6 of the last games I played. I'm out. Developers, it is not fun to play a game where you can't do anything. Fix this.
The graphics and mechanics of the game is nice (very few bugs) but the game itself is very frustrating if you play with the AI. The AI cheats horribly. The dice outcomes is always in the favor of the bots. For an example, I had a case, where the AI had put the robber in my tile at 11. As soon as that happened, dice rolled to 11 three times in a row (which is statistically so unlikely). Before that I rarely got 11. At first I thought it was just an one off game, but it happens almost every game.
Violates game rules, in a number of ways. The game for some reason requires me to build before rolling, which is backwards in the standard game. You roll, then you build. That's the risk of 7+ cards. Trading is awkward and seemingly pointless with the AI. In all fairness, I only played this version of the game for about an hour. But, I've played the real game for many years. This is not a good adaptation of the board game. If I could get my $5 bucks back, I would. I'll write it off as theft.
AI isn't very bright, so it's designed to cheat in single player mode when you get ahead. Not a huge deal, since the game is only really fun against other people. However, the online game mode stopped working recently with no explanation. Other issues: it waits a *long* time for a player to get kicked if they abandon the game. I've had players who were clearly losing abuse it by waiting it out for turn after turn trying to 'win' but getting everyone else to quit out of frustration.
Worst buy I ever made. Online the other players will take forever to go, longer then it should ever take. Or they're disconnect and reconnect and the entire turn starts over, I got tired of it so I went to solo so it would be fast paced, and I literally just spent 6-8 turns without anything to be able to do because the numbers never rolled, every few rounds they will give you one resource to make up for it. But the worst part about it, is it'll be the "hot" numbers that don't get hit. Trash game
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