{"id":6227008127144,"title":"Catan: Junior","handle":"mfg3025","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCatan: Junior\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAsmodee MFG3025\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the seas! \u003cstrong\u003eCatan: Junior\u003c\/strong\u003e introduces a modified playing style of the classic \u003cstrong\u003eSettlers of Catan\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving players as young as five years a perfect introduction to the \u003cstrong\u003eCatan\u003c\/strong\u003e series of games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatan: Junior\u003c\/strong\u003e takes place on a ring of islands where 2 to 4 players build hideouts and encounter the mysterious Spooky Island, where the Ghost Captain lives. Each island generates a specific resource: wood, goats, molasses or swords, and players can acquire gold. Each player starts with two pirate hideouts on different islands, and they can use the resources they acquire to build ships, hideouts or get help from Coco the Parrot. 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