These tiles are then labeled with a numeric value that corresponds to a number on the dice. These tiles can be reorganized into different combinations forming a different board every time. The Settlers of Catan game board consists of many different hexagonal tiles. Now that we examined the randomizers we can determine how the randomizers play a role in the games re-playability. Settlers of Catan – GREATTicket To Ride – GREAT Re-Playability Settlers of Catan uses dice to randomize the elements that are distributed to the players throughout the games.īoth Ticket to Ride and Settlers of Catan provide just the right amount of randomizer to allow players some control of their overall strategy. The second deck of cards represents the train cars that are needed to build trains onto the Ticket to Ride game board. The first deck of cards is the “Tickets” and they are dealt to all players. Ticket to Ride’s randomizers consists of two decks of cards. Settlers of Catan – GREATTicket To Ride – GOOD Randomizers Settlers of Catan brings the right amount of complexity to provide a great deal of competitive satisfaction. Settlers of Catan will require you to play a few more games before you are ready to strategize.Īlthough Settlers of Catan’s rules are more complex they are not too difficult to comprehend.
Settlers of Catan requires players to understand the proper way to build in Catan how to count points, how to barter and the effects of the Robber, the 7, and the development cards.Īfter playing one game of Ticket to Ride you will be able to completely understand the strategy and you will be competitive in the next game. Finally bonus points are provided to the player with the longest train and to the player with the most completed tickets. Ticket connections successfully made are worth positive points and they are worth negative points if connections are unsuccessful. Building trains on longer routes are worth more points than smaller routes. You can take cards, build trains, or take tickets. Ticket to Ride game play requires the ability to make a decision of three choices every round.
Settlers of Catan rules are more complex than Ticket to Ride. Settlers of Catan – GREATTicket To Ride – GOOD Complexity of Rules The themes contribute to the games overall experience. High score wins.īoth Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride have a well thought out theme that defines their games. The objective is to make the connections while competing with others for the most valuable routes. Connections can be made in a number of different ways. Each player collects tickets that have assigned connections. Ticket to Ride’s theme is based on making train connections throughout the United States of America. The objective is to be the first colony to reach 10 points. Each player is building their own colony of settlements and cities while interacting with other players colonies to do so. Settlers of Catan is a game premised around the idea of building a colony in Catan. The metrics that we’ll include in this comparison are theme and game objective, complexity of rules, maximum number of players, randomizers, re-playability, player engagement, ways to win, and player enjoyment. Are you new to the current generation of strategy board games? Do you want to know which board game you should add to your collection? Or do you have an opinion as to which board game is better between Ticket to Ride and Settlers of Catan? We’re going to take a deep dive into the Ticket to Ride and Settlers of Catan comparisons to determine which game is the better of the two.