#GIANT CATAN BOARD SOFTWARE#

This involved multiple tool changes so you will need to make sure you are comfortable with that. I finished it off by using the 1/8 but to cut out the pieces. I then used the v-bit to engrave the symbols and text. I used the 1/8 bit for the city/settlement indent along with surfacing the top to ensure all the tiles are the same height. I had to use the 1/16 bit for the road indents due to the smaller size. It helped out a couple times when I found out I needed to modify the shape to machine better. If you are wondering what the random symbol is in the empty space, I cut a sample symbol on each piece to test how well the symbol would come out before I continued with the cut. You can also see the 2 inch space I put on the left to account for the wood piece that sets the height. The entire piece is a green-ish color because that was the surfacing pass to make them the same height.

#GIANT CATAN BOARD SOFTWARE#

I didn't walk through every step in setting this up because you may be using a different cam software but it should be noted that you can see my cutting settings and the colors in the pictures indicate different cutting depths. I then added the symbols and text that I needed and made sure they were aligned as I wanted them on the piece.

When a player has gathered 10 points (some of which may be held in secret), he announces his total and claims the win.Ĭatan has won multiple awards and is one of the most popular games in recent history due to its amazing ability to appeal to experienced gamers as well as those new to the hobby.I added the tile pieces I need into my cam software (I used ESTLCAM because it is simple and cheap and works well for my needs) and then aligned them onto the board size I had. Points are accumulated by building settlements and cities, having the longest road and the largest army (from some of the development cards), and gathering certain development cards that simply award victory points. If a 7 is rolled, the active player moves the robber to a new hex tile and steals resource cards from other players who have built structures adjacent to that tile. A robber pawn is placed on the desert tile.Ī turn consists of possibly playing a development card, rolling the dice, everyone (perhaps) collecting resource cards based on the roll and position of houses (or upgraded cities-think: hotels) unless a 7 is rolled, turning in resource cards (if possible and desired) for improvements, trading cards at a port, and trading resource cards with other players. Players collect a hand of resource cards based on which hex tiles their last-placed house is adjacent to. Each player is given two settlements (think: houses) and roads (sticks) which are, in turn, placed on intersections and borders of the resource tiles. Number disks, which will correspond to die rolls (two 6-sided dice are used), are placed on each resource tile. Setup includes randomly placing large hexagonal tiles (each showing a resource or the desert) in a honeycomb shape and surrounding them with water tiles, some of which contain ports of exchange. Players collect these resources (cards)-wood, grain, brick, sheep, or stone-to build up their civilizations to get to 10 victory points and win the game. On each turn dice are rolled to determine what resources the island produces. In Catan (formerly The Settlers of Catan), players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads.

Giant catan board