- Our take
- Traders & Barbarians is a box of smaller variants, including 2-player rules. Get it after Seafarers and Cities & Knights.
- What it adds
- A box of variants: 2-player rules, event cards instead of dice, fishermen, rivers, and a five-scenario campaign.
- What it fixes
- Adds variety without a big rules jump, including gentle scenarios for newer players.
- What you need first
- CATAN (base game)
- Traders & Barbarians
Needs CATAN base game.
CATAN · Expansion
Traders & Barbarians
Worth it#3 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.