by W. Eric Martin Given that CATAN has been on the market for nearly thirty years, you might have looked at the cover at some point and pondered: "Why is that sun so big? Are the rates of skin...
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That last question was undoubtedly what prompted the development of CATAN: New Energies, the newest standalone title in the CATAN game line.
CATAN: New Energies, designed by Klaus and Benjamin Teuber, will debut in 2024 from KOSMOS and Catan Studio and it features artwork by Ian O'Toole.
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Here's the setting for this 3-4 player game, with hints of how it differs from the original version:
It's the 21st Century, and Catan is at a crossroads. Long gone is the agrarian society of the island's Viking ancestors. Today's Catanians need energy to keep society moving and growing, but pollution is wreaking havoc on the island.
You must decide: Invest in clean energy resources, or opt for cheaper fossil fuels, potentially causing disastrous effects for the island?
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CATAN: New Energies is a new standalone game rooted in classic CATAN mechanisms of harvesting, trading, and building. New gameplay elements including power plants, energy tokens, and environmental events that add new strategies and stories to a familiar foundation.
You must decide: Invest in clean energy resources, or opt for cheaper fossil fuels, potentially causing disastrous effects for the island?
CATAN: New Energies is a new standalone game rooted in classic CATAN mechanisms of harvesting, trading, and building. New gameplay elements including power plants, energy tokens, and environmental events that add new strategies and stories to a familiar foundation.
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