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Experience the development of Catan! Things are going well on Catan. The villages and cities are flourishing like never before, growing into true metropolises. Commodities are now also being produced, and new development cards offer a rich array of possibilities! But Catan's wealth also attracts barbarians. Wild hordes approach the island and occasionally land to plunder poorly defended cities. Players have little time to assemble an effective army to avert the danger. However, whoever sends the most knights can become the hero of Catan! This expansion set is only playable with the new edition of 'Catan (item no. 2030157). An copy of the base game is required to use this set. It is also possible to combine Cities & Knights with Seafarers of Catan. Cities & Knights now also features new artwork and game pieces for an even better gaming experience! This expansion set can only be combined with the latest edition of the base game (the 2012 edition with the plastic components). This current edition has plastic playing pieces, sturdier land tiles, a redesigned inlay, and handy boxes to store the playing pieces. In Cities & Knights, you start with a city instead of a village. The game includes commodities such as coins and paper, which you receive when a number is rolled for your city. You need these commodities to upgrade your cities in three areas to higher levels, with the ultimate goal of creating a metropolis, which is worth 4 points. As in the base game, you roll the dice at the beginning of your turn, but now a symbol die is added. This determines whether you earn a development card or if the barbarian ship approaches. When the barbarian ship arrives on the island, players must defend themselves with knights. Knights cost 1 ore and 1 wool and must be activated with 1 grain. Those who are not well-armed can easily lose a city to the barbarians. However, if you have the most activated knights, you will be declared the savior of Catan and rewarded with a point. To win Cities & Knights, you must accumulate 13 points.