Serious Strategy: Cities and Knights of Catan
About the event
Interested in a board game meetup with a focus on games with deeper strategy and more replayability? Prefer spending your time diving into gameplay rather than learning new rules every session?
“Serious Strategy” is a meetup series designed for those who enjoy thoughtful, engaging games that reward repeated play. We focus on revisiting well-regarded strategy titles that offer depth and challenges not found in more casual or party-style games, offering the opportunity to match wits with other strategically-inclined players.
Four rules:
1. Learn the game ahead of time *(rulebook and/or videos will be provided)* 2. Respect your fellow gamers and the game *(be timely and take the game seriously)* 3. Support the venue *(order a drink or food from the cafe)* 4. Sign up here and [on the Google Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r9DWSb-GFbXM1etp0E0gCsld_TXhOLSN9M4Hx1xdnGc) to reserve your slot *(so we know which game you're playing)*
This week's games:
Cities and Knights of Catan
This full-bodied expansion introduces more nuanced developments of cities, interactive knights, battles against barbarians, and more, transforming Settlers of Catan from the classic gateway game to a deeper, heavier experience. Once you play Cities and Knights, you'll never want to go back to the base game again.
[PDF Rules](https://www.catan.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/CN3087%20CATAN%E2%80%93Cities%26Knights_%20Rulebook.pdf) [How-to-Play Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RNkTmGLgvw) Minimum players: 3 (game will be cancelled if not enough signups)
*NOTE*: Our venue has room for at least two larger-scale games, but I can only host one game at a time right now. If you'd like to host a second game at our meetup, let me know.
With a limited number of seats, no-shows are no fun - and may prevent us from playing at all - so those who no-show or cancel with less than 48 hours notice will be restricted in their ability to sign up in the future.
