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Colonist.io

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Welcome to Colonist.io!

Colonist.io is a captivating web-based board game that serves as a fantastic alternative to the renowned Settlers of Catan. In this immersive experience, you embody a colonist tasked with building a thriving civilization and expanding your territory on a dynamic game board.

Key Features:

  • Resource Management: Gather resources through settlements and cities to fuel your development.
  • Dynamic Gameplay: Engage in a mix of strategy, negotiation, and cunning as you interact with fellow players.
  • Multiplayer Modes: Play solo against bots, challenge your friends, or compete with players worldwide.

How to Play Colonist.io

For an introduction to the gameplay mechanics, watch this video tutorial.

Resource Production

As you build, your settlements and cities yield resources during each turn based on dice rolls. If you have a settlement or city adjacent to a rolled number, you'll collect the corresponding resource. Settlements generate 1 resource, while cities produce 2.

The Robber & Rolling a 7

When a 7 is rolled, the active player can place the robber on any tile, blocking its resource production, and steal a random card from an adjacent player.

Resource Utilization

Your resources can be spent in five strategic ways:

  • Build a Road: Requires Lumber & Brick.
  • Build a Settlement: Requires Lumber, Brick, Wool, & Grain.
  • Build a City: Requires 2 Grain & 3 Ore.
  • Buy Development Cards: Requires Wool, Grain, & Ore.
  • Trade: Negotiate with other players for the resources you need.

Development Cards

  • Knight Card: Move the robber and steal a card from an adjacent player.
  • Year of Plenty: Take any 2 resources you choose from the bank.
  • Road Building: Instantly build 2 roads.
  • Monopoly: Take all instances of a chosen resource from every player.
  • Victory Point: Earn an additional victory point.

Trading System

  • Bank Trading: Trade 4 identical resources for 1 of any other resource.
  • Port Trading: If adjacent to a port, utilize enhanced trading options (e.g., 2:1 or 3:1 trades).

Bonus Points

  • Longest Road: Earn 2 victory points for the longest continuous road (5 or more segments).
  • Largest Army: Claim 2 victory points for playing the most Knight cards (minimum of 3).

Scoring System

  • Settlement: 1 point
  • City: 2 points
  • Longest Road: 2 points
  • Largest Army: 2 points
  • Victory Point Development Cards: 1 point

Reach 10 points to win the game!

Controls

All you need is a functional mouse, touchpad, or touchscreen for seamless gameplay.

Strategic Tips

Explore advanced strategies from Settlers of Catan that can also be effectively applied in Colonist.io. For more insights, check out our blog for detailed strategies.

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