Picture Yourself In The Era Of Discoveries: After A Long Voyage Of Great Deprivation, Your Ships Have Finally Reached The Coast Of An Uncharted Island. Its Name Shall Be Katan! But You Are Not The Only Discoverer. Other Fearless Seafarers Have Also Landed On The Shores Of Katan: The Race To Settle The Island Has Begun!To Begin The Game, We Build The Game Board With Hexagonal Terrain Tiles. Katan Is Now Born - A Beautiful Island With Mountains, Pastures, Hills, Fields, And Forests, Surrounded By The Sea.We Use These Resources To Expand Across Katan: We Build Roads And New Settlements, Or We Upgrade Our Existing Settlements To Cities. For Example, A Road Costs 1 Brick And 1 Lumber. If We Do Not Have The Necessary Resources, We Can Acquire Them By Trading With Our Opponents.Each Settlement Is Worth 1 Victory Point And Each City Is Worth 2 Victory Points. If You Expand Cleverly, You May Be The First Player To Reach 10 Victory Points And Thus Win The Game!Barter Trade Dominates The Scene. Some Resources You Have In Abundance, Other Resources Are Scarce. Ore For Wool, Brick For Lumber - You Trade According To What Is Needed For Your Current Building Projects.