Catan: New Energies cover
2024BGG rank #7,230

Catan: New Energies

by Klaus Teuber, Benjamin Teuber · Catan Studio

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Players3–4
Time90m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is Catan: New Energies?

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? 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. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHexagon GridModular BoardTradingVariable Set-up

On the shelf

Categories

CivilizationEconomicEnvironmentalTerritory Building

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