''The Settlers of Zarahemla'' is a licensed adaptation of the German board game ''

The Settlers of Catan ''Catan'', previously known as ''The Settlers of Catan'' or simply ''Settlers'', is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as ''Die Siedler von Catan''. Pl ...

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Klaus Teuber Klaus Teuber (born June 25, 1952) is a German former dental technician and designer of board games. He is best known for designing the strategy board game Catan. Career Teuber won the Spiel des Jahres ("Game of the Year") award four times: for ...

, based on the

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. Gameplay in ''

Zarahemla According to the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Zarahemla () refers to a large city in the ancient Americas which is described in the Book of Mormon. Archaeologists and historians have not been able to archaeological ...

'' is nearly identical to the original, with several major differences - most notably, the game has been modified to suit two-player play as part of its official rules.

Equipment

Like ''Catan'', ''Zarahemla'' uses a somewhat modular board structure, but instead of individual hexes (as is the case of ''Catan''), ''Zarahemla'' uses five strips of hexes - one five-hex strip, two four-hex strips, and three-hex strips, which could be oriented and rearranged as in the standard game. Unlike ''Catan'', however, ''Zarahemla'''s hexes are placed on a fixed board, which itself contains the game's harbors, or ''trading posts''. The board also contains a scoring track, which aids in keeping scores for the players. The game is no longer in production.

Gameplay

As ''Zarahemla'''s gameplay is nearly identical to that of ''Catan'', the rules of ''Catan'' should also be consulted for gameplay information. Preparation in ''Zarahemla'' is identical to that of ''Catan'', except that, for the two-player game, three settlements and roads are placed instead of two. As in the later expansions of ''Catan'', players are permitted to trade and build in any order. Like ''

The Settlers of Canaan ''Settlers of Canaan'' is a licensed adaptation of ''Catan'' that incorporates Hebrew Bible themes into its multiplayer board game play. It was published in 2002 by Cactus Game Design, based in North Carolina. Settlers of Canaan takes place in ...

'', another licensed adaptation of ''Catan'', and the ''Cheops'' expansion to ''Catan'', players may also contribute a stone to the Temple of Zarahemla for the price of one brick and one stone. The player with the greatest contribution (of at least three stones) to the Temple receives two victory points, which are given out akin to the Largest Army or the Longest Trade Route in ''Catan''. Each player begins the game with ten Temple Stones. There are two additional types of Development Cards used in ''Zarahemla'' - ''Temple Building'' allows two temple stones to be placed for free, while ''Liahona'' acts in a manner similar to the ''Alchemist'' Progress Card from ''

Cities and Knights of Catan ''Catan: Cities & Knights'' (german: Städte und Ritter), formerly ''The Cities and Knights of Catan'' is an expansion to the board game ''The Settlers of Catan'' for three to four players (five to six player play is also possible with the ''Sett ...

''. ''Zarahemla'' is played to twelve Victory Points, unlike ten in ''Catan''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Settlers of Zarahemla

Works based on the Book of Mormon Board games introduced in 2003