The Great River - A Catan Scenario

Ever feel like your Catan sessions need a little more... bling?
 

Meet The Great River, the 2005 mini-expansion that turns your favorite island into a total gold rush! Forget just trading sheep for wood; it’s time to head down to the riverbanks and get rich.

Here’s why you need to add this to your next game night:

• The Gold Standard: Every time you build a road, settlement, or city along the river, you’re not just gaining territory—you’re stacking Gold Chits! BoardGameGeek fans love how this adds a "race" vibe to the early game.
• The Swamp Bonus: The river ends at a swamp (which replaces that boring old desert). If you're brave enough to build at the river's mouth, you'll score double gold!
• Easy Points: In this version, wealth equals wins. Every 3 gold chits you hoard count as 1 Victory Point.
• Epic Sessions: Because everyone’s getting richer, the stakes are higher. You’ll be playing to 12 Victory Points to claim the crown of Catan!

It’s simple, it’s fast, and it fits right into your base game setup so you'll never want to play on a "dry" island again.

Included in this profile:

• 1 x Marsh/Floodplains tile
• 1 x Valley (Brick) tile
• 1 x Mountain (Stone) tile
• 25 x Catan Gold Tokens

This print is non-AMS friendly.  Colours are swapped at layer heights so you can easily replace with pauses to swap out colours instead.

Original and Variant rules are also attached for your convenience.