Standard Catan + Cities & Knights

What you need

CATAN plus Cities & Knights. Use the Cities & Knights barbarian-track frame in place of CATAN frame 1-2; return CATAN development cards, frame 1-2, and the Largest Army tile to the box. Gather the C&K cards, boards, cubes, walls, knights, 6 VP tokens, barbarian ship, merchant, and event die.

• Players: 3 or 4.
• Required games: CATAN + Cities & Knights.
• Generator mode: randomized / variable board.
• 3 players: the 19-land / 18-disc CATAN board, plus 1 improvement board, 3 cubes, 3 walls, and 6 knights per player; use 3 player aids and the shared C&K supplies.
• 4 players: the same board and per-player additions, with 4 improvement boards, 4 player aids, and the fourth player’s pieces.
• Published target: 13 VP.

Before you generate

The generator creates a fresh randomized Standard Catan board and adds the Cities & Knights starting pieces and barbarian track. Choose 3 or 4 players before generating.

Set up the table

1. Use Configure this setup above. It opens the 4-player variable selection by default; choose 3 players when needed, then generate.
2. Replace CATAN frame 1-2 with the Cities & Knights barbarian-track frame, then place the generated board and C&K supply from the print setup sheet.
3. Put the barbarian ship on the first track space and the robber beside the final track space. Keep the C&K pieces with their matching supplies.
4. Choose the first player, then place each player’s first settlement and road followed by a city and road; take starting resources from the city, following the Cities & Knights setup pages.

Combination notes

The authored Standard Catan board combined with the verified Cities & Knights setup.

• The published target is 13 VP. Follow the Cities & Knights rules for barbarian movement, commodities, progress cards, and attacks.

Source reference

CATAN — Cities & Knights Rules, 2025 sixth edition, pages 2–5 and 12; CATAN — The Game Rulebook, 2025 sixth edition, pages 3 and 11–12.