- Our take
- Cities & Knights is worth it once your group wants a deeper, longer game. It's the biggest change to how CATAN plays.
- What it adds
- Knights, barbarian attacks, commodities, city improvements and progress cards. Game goes to 13 points.
- What it fixes
- Base game feels too simple; adds city upgrades, knights and barbarian attacks.
- What you need first
- CATAN (base game)
- Cities & Knights
Needs CATAN base game.
CATAN · Expansion
Cities & Knights
Worth it#2 in our CATAN buy order
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Sources
- therulebook.com (opens in a new tab)
- catan.com (opens in a new tab)
- catanshop.com (opens in a new tab)
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Last checked 2026-09-27. Spot a mistake? Tell us.