Reviews for Catan Classic

The game says it needs to download an update before being able to play for the first time. It seems the game devs took down the server where that update was stored. The update fails and the game won't open. This is dumb. Before pulling the plug on their private server/going out of business, they should have updated the final version of the app that didn't require updates outside of the play store system. It turned the paid app into trash.

Should be disclaimers that initially you are playing for only about 15% of the actual game. RNG biased towards AI; an incredible streak of 2s or 3s when it favors them, rolling a seven as soon as you move the knight to their spot but never when they have more than 7. And trading with AI is broken. AI will trade anything to each other but will never trade you anything you need to build.

Don't waste your money, it's not good. I love catan and used to use the free app. I assumed the paid for version would be better. I was wrong. Game play, graphics and controls are much better in the free version. I wish I had just paid for the in-app purchases on the free version rather tham buy this one.

Do not buy. Game mechanics broken. Played a game with goal of 10 winning points. Opponent won with 7 points (3 villages + longest street + army) claiming he had 3 victory point cards but he bought 6 development cards, 5 of them knights. Not the first time this happened. And I am not even talking about AI... Read the other reviews, they are correct. Would expect more from a game that is 5 dollars. Also be warned that you need to spend another 10 dollars for the full game which includes seafarers and knights expansion. My conclusion is would not buy again and the app damages the good name of the game.

Seems designed to be hard to play unless you have every card and mechanic already memorized, know exactly what resources and cards you have at any given time, and never look away from the screen. You can't look at your progress cards or even the settings when it's not your turn, which makes the turns take longer (especially because you want to turn every feature off). Frequently pops up to kick players, even if their turn just started.

The graphics and mechanics of the game is nice (very few bugs) but the game itself is very frustrating if you play with the AI. The AI cheats horribly. The dice outcomes is always in the favor of the bots. For an example, I had a case, where the AI had put the robber in my tile at 11. As soon as that happened, dice rolled to 11 three times in a row (which is statistically so unlikely). Before that I rarely got 11. At first I thought it was just an one off game, but it happens almost every game.

I love Catan but... this is a broken game. Single player is incredibly frustrating. As an example: AI will just switch the robber back and forth between your properties, dwindling your resources, the dice will hit on the obstructed number, no one will trade with you, and you just have to pass on your turn. And this will happen 3-4 times in a row. AND this happened in 5/6 of the last games I played. I'm out. Developers, it is not fun to play a game where you can't do anything. Fix this.

Worst buy I ever made. Online the other players will take forever to go, longer then it should ever take. Or they're disconnect and reconnect and the entire turn starts over, I got tired of it so I went to solo so it would be fast paced, and I literally just spent 6-8 turns without anything to be able to do because the numbers never rolled, every few rounds they will give you one resource to make up for it. But the worst part about it, is it'll be the "hot" numbers that don't get hit. Trash game

Tried to play my first game online and got through about 30 minutes of gameplay before the game froze for my friend and then for me. Could not reload the game afterward. Tried to start another game with just one friend and could not get the game to let me to play. It skipped my turn on the opening round twice, froze the game, then only allowed me to build a city before it crashed altogether. I wish I could give this game 0 stars because of how buggy and ineffective it was. I wish I hadn't paid $5 to find out that this app just doesn't work.

as much as I like the IRL board game, this, not at all. Now, the gameplay is just like the board game which is to be expected, but the AI and seemingly the dice rolls are completely rigged and stacked against you. Maybe I just suck at playing, but I've played about 7 games and have lost every time, even on easy mode. I've read other people's complaints about the app on online forums, and they say the same thing, so I'm not the only one who thinks this. Trading with the AI is also terrible.

It's a great game, but the app is horrible. It crashes regularly. It doesnt save settings either, so if you close the app and come back to it later (not immediately reopening after it crashes) you have to reset all your settings. I have to turn off sounds, retype my name, and reset my player preferences. It's not a huge deal, but it's annoying to have to deal with every time I open the app.

Regretting buying this, the computer cheats so bad. Even if you accept the never getting rolls you need is just repeated bad luck, the computer players are basically on a team and will always trade with each other, always put the robber on you instead of each other. They almost always go first so they can claim the best building spots. The resources do not randomize number or location, so it's always the same game since they always try to make the same best choices. It's extremely irritating.

This game is a lot of fun! The only problem I've found is that the computer cheats terribly. The true odds of certain numbers being rolled clearly do not apply to this game. So often the computer will make 11s, 12s, 2s, and 3s roll more often if it benefits the computer. There have been so many times where I clearly should be getting more resources, but the computer gets more and they get all the opportune development cards. Catan needs to make the dice more realistic.

AI isn't very bright, so it's designed to cheat in single player mode when you get ahead. Not a huge deal, since the game is only really fun against other people. However, the online game mode stopped working recently with no explanation. Other issues: it waits a *long* time for a player to get kicked if they abandon the game. I've had players who were clearly losing abuse it by waiting it out for turn after turn trying to 'win' but getting everyone else to quit out of frustration.

I absolutely LOVE this game, but every single time there's an update I lose my campaign progress and it is infuriating. Also, the bugs are ridiculous! There is nothing more frustrating than playing an online game with others and AIs only for the game to continually freeze and force close, because the AIs are trying to pick a resource from their gold token. I play it daily and am always pulling my hair out. It could be SO good!

When I read that the AI in this game was "cheating" I figured it was people who didn't know how to play whining. After many many games I think they do have the RNG rigged and the AI teaming up on you to hide how few levels and scenarios they programmed in. Also I was very dissapointed to find out that you have to pay for the app l, then pay again after opening it to buy the levels. Truly a disappointing, buggy, and terrible waste of money.

IT'S F'ING DISGUSTING HOW MUCH THE AI IN THIS GAME F'ING CHEATS!! It makes it almost unplayable! The game actually adjusts the rolls/dice outcome according to what the situation is, in favor of the bots!! (If it wasn't for this, I'd give the game a higher rating!) I like the classic graphics! Game play is fine. There are a few bugs (esp. with the trading mechanism). Would like to have my Development cards displayed during the game.

Violates game rules, in a number of ways. The game for some reason requires me to build before rolling, which is backwards in the standard game. You roll, then you build. That's the risk of 7+ cards. Trading is awkward and seemingly pointless with the AI. In all fairness, I only played this version of the game for about an hour. But, I've played the real game for many years. This is not a good adaptation of the board game. If I could get my $5 bucks back, I would. I'll write it off as theft.

I play this game all the time. However, it is super frustrating when you can just tell the game is stacked against you. AI players go out of their way to take from you even if you are last. The game obviously knows when you have 7 or more cards and will for sure roll a 7 on your turn to make you discard. One time, I lost nearly 20 cards to robber and monopoly in a span of 3 turns. But overall, it's a decent game, but you are definitely punished for being in the lead.

The game is ok. It'll pass the time. I play solo and on the "moderate" setting. The game seems to regulate the difficulty level, not by making the players better, but by rigging the dice rolls. The higher your difficulty level, the more 7s are rolled against you and the more rolls come up with numbers you don't have. Nothing about skill. All about making realistic dice rolls unlikely. Frustrating.