"When playing with the Cities & Knights expansion, the Robber cannot be moved at all until the barbarians reach Catan for the first time. Fair People of Catan, you and your cities are prospering, yet the Robber continues to cause problems again and again. Therefore, with one City Wall, a player may hold 9 production cards; two City Walls, 11 production cards; etc. City Walls defend the people of Catan in the cities from the production card limit of the Robber. The Robber stays put and no card is stolen. To build a City Wall, you must pay two brick resources. World of Catan Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. If a player loses a city, they also lose the City Wall (if this variant is played with another variant or scenario, such as in. The game is played using the standard rules with the following additions: City Walls – Normally, when a player rolls a "7" and a player has more than seven production cards in their hand, they must forfeit half (rounding up) of the production cards to the bank. Therefore, protect your cities (and your resources) by building City Walls! The 5-6 Player Expansion for The Cities and Knights of Catan allows you to expand and inject more excitement into your games without sacrificing ease of play. If the your city is pillaged in a Barbarian Invasion (i.e., reduce it to a settlement), then the City Wall is also destroyed. Catan - Cities and Knights offers all of the challenge of the original board game with several exciting digital twists. https://catan.fandom.com/wiki/City_walls?oldid=3943. In Catan: Cities & Knights you engage in the defense of Catan and compete to build the three great metropolises of Catan. The City Wall is both a component in Catan: Cities & Knights and a stand-alone variant from Atlantis. City Walls reduce your vulnerability to card losses when a "7" is rolled. Wild barbarians, lured by Catan's wealth and power, maneuver to attack. Before you play Cities &Knights for the first time, you need to label all 24 knight tokens (the round wooden "disks"). The first player to reach 11 or more Victory Points wins the game. Catan Cities And Knights: Released in 1999, Catan Cities & Knights vastly changes the original design of the Catan rule mechanics to expand the role of the cities. When a 7 is rolled, players only check to make sure that nobody has too many cards in hand. A common variant on the standard Cities & Knights City Walls rules gives City Walls a second function. You may never have more than three City Walls at a time. Each City Wall cumulatively raises the hand limit of the player by 2 production cards. The city remains standing. There are 6 tokens of each color. Now up to six players can muster their knights against the scourge threatening Catan! The City Wall is both a component in Catan: Cities & Knights and a stand-alone variant from Atlantis. Dark clouds gather over the once peaceful landscape. 2. They’re also immune to the dangerous barbarians. There are 6 knights per player (color): 2 … Designed for five or six players, it adds even more drama to the award-winning game of culture, politics, and warfare. Place the 7 city walls (non-colored) to the side of the board. Cities now produce commodities, can gain special privileges, and eventually become metropolises. Catan: Cities & Knights (previously The Cities & Knights of Catan) was released in 1998 as the third expansion for The Settlers of Catan. You may only build City Walls under cities and metropolises, never settlements. You must remove the City Wall from the board (but not the game). The Robber is also unaffected by any cards or Knights. It shifts the focus of the original game away from expansion and toward city-building. Knights. Including the Base Settlers of Catan plus Catan: Cities & Knights™ Game Expansion. It adds barbarian attacks, metropolises, a merchant, commodity production, and physical knights to the primary rules. Contents[show] Story Fair People of Catan, you and your cities are prospering, yet the Robber continues to cause problems again and again. A City Wall costs 2 Brick resource cards. City Walls defend the people of Catan in the cities from the production card limit of the Robber. Cities & Knights (Kosmos Edition) City Wall on a Metropolis. Their massive warships loom against the bright orange horizon. A City Wall must be built beneath a city. Cities & Knights(Mayfair Edition) City Wall. After purchasing a City Wall, place the City Wall disk under the city piece. There are three restrictions on the placement of City Walls: Each City Wall that you control increases the maximum number of cards you may keep in your hand if a "7" is rolled on the Production Dice. This variant is meant more for beginners to Cities & Knights rather than advanced players since the cities are pillaged much less often than when following the normal rules. In addition to defending against a roll of "7", the City Wall may act as the only loss if a city is pillaged during a Barbarian Invasion. Only one City Wall may be built per turn. The 5-6 player extension was released in 2000. Setup the game as usual (regardless of the scenario). City Walls may be built as long as they are available in the supply. If a city with a City Wall is pillaged, simply remove the City Wall from the board (but not the game). They have no other effect. A City Wall protects players by raising the amount of cards they can hold by 2 (per wall). Each of these magnificent urban centers is even more valuable than a city. In Cities &Knights, these three card decks replace the development card deck from Catan. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Each wall adds 2 cards to this limit. The City Wall is placed under any city you own on the board. You may only build one City Wall under each city or metropolis. Settlers of Catan - The Cities and Knights Expansion Pack now inlcudes everything needed to play this fantastic expansion!