Yeah I do. Thanks! I've upgraded my audio in later videos and recently did a lot of research on audio editing, so I hope it will show for future videos!
Hi Treecko, thanks for the tips! I am glad that you mentioned (7:06) that after getting the aqueduct it is essential to stop building new settlements in random places. I have seen players killing their aqueduct this way. For example not having the 9 and then building on a 9-brick. Congratulations! Instead of getting a resource of your choice, from now on you'll getting a brick. Enjoy your victory point!
Regarding the consequences of losing the initial city, it's a huge step-back that you can sometimes overcome by expanding quickly to high producing spots. Here is a recent example: ruclips.net/video/AeSlguQZgmk/видео.html
Hey John! I'm glad you like the tips :) That's a way, and I think another way is 'saving-up for the city loss', so when the City is destroyed, you immediately build the next one.
My dad used to do this all the time. It came to the point where my mom would not play the game with him unless we changed the rules to each man defends his own cities.
Thanks so much for this! I'd almost given up on understanding C&K, let alone winning at it. I've been winning regularly since watching your video and am having fun with it. I focus on getting the right hexes and building and activating knights.
Been playing the cities and knights app on my phone and watching your videos trying to improve my win rate... I’m still struggling but making progress!
Awesome tips, I really like you mentioning that it's important NOT to get Victory Points in the beginning, this is something many people don't realize. I also love that you included the anti-deserter strategy. Really good tips! But maybe try to upgrade your mic quality, it really doesn't sound good :/
Hi Dr. Gonzo, thanks for sharing your opinion and I'm glad you like the tips! I have no clue (yet) why the audio dropped in quality. I'll have to figure this out.
I'm not very good at this, but it is very correct. I played a game where I place the ships in place a head of time, because I couldn't build settlements. I won by getting 12 VPs in only two rounds.
what happen if you have 5 settlements and one city, then the barbarian takes your city away? you have 6 settlements? or just loose the entire construction?
I believe the city is turned sideways and produces resources like a settlement does, you can buy it again with 3 ore and 2 wheat. I'm not completely sure about this.
Can’t find the answer anywhere so does anyone know if metropolis’s add to the barbarian strength? For example, there are 4 cities on the board with 1 city having a metropolis. Is the barbarian strength 4, for the 4 cities, or 5, for the 4 cities and 1 metropolis? Furthermore, if that city with a metropolis is sacked down to a settlement, is the strength now 4, for the 3 cities and 1 metropolis, or 3, for just the 3 cities? One other question I have is before the first barbarian attack when a 7 is rolled we instead move the barbarian ship towards Catan along the track. If the black ship is rolled as well as a 7, do we move the black ship 2 steps towards Catan? And after the first attack, do we still move it 2 steps to Catan if the black ship is rolled with a 7?
It doesn't add to the barbarian strength; it just counts as one city. Metros can't be sacked by Barbarians Only move the ship when the Barbarian is rolled, not when a 7 is rolled
Ive seen lots of players come back from losing city at the start. No resources used for knights and focus on expanding quickly. And usually get ignored
Players have gotten a lot better at this, I see this too. However, I don't think most players are familiar enough with these tactics, so I stand behind what I said a few years ago.
You're suggesting just getting to Level 1 in each city development (trade, politics and science) except for the one you're going to get the metropolis out of? That seems bizarre as you need progress cards to win the game, they make such a difference.
I'm saying that's the best in terms of price-reward ratio. Every game is different and requires different details to win. And I'm certainly not saying that shouldn't get progress cards, I know they're very strong.
I mean unless you get the 2 for 1 commodity port at best your making 3 for 1 trades with them. So unless you have the two for one ability you might be better served to continue to upgrade your chart and increase your odds since commodity cards don’t have any other uses. I think that advice might come in handy when for example your considering a 3 for 1 trade in order to make a city improvement that isn’t necessary to make a metropolis. You might be better served to get a rare resource or even take advantage of the two for one commodity port assuming you have it to place a settlement for example.
Hi Shaquille! That always depends on the situation on the board. In general getting a City is better in C&K, because you get commodities and you can upgrade the city calendar. On top of that, your first two settlements are usually placed on the best numbers. So doubling the producing on your best spot gives you way more cards than building a settlement on a new spot. There are a few exceptions of course: the spot can be really good, you must get that spot before someone else does (from a strategic perspective), you need to build on a port or you need to gain a certain resource. Does this answer your question?
the player with the next lowest contribution of knight power has to demote a city. i.e. Barbarians have a strength of 5 p1 contributes 2 knight points p2 contributes 1 knight point p3 contributes 1 knight point p4 contributes 0 knight points but has 0 cities in this case both p2 and p3 would have to demote a city instead of p4
Dude, why the catan tokens from Devir in spanish are cooler than the ones that come on english version? they should build the same for both lenguages :(
Hey Alex! I assume you're referring to CU algorithm. I try to have maximum number differentiation, because the more numbers I'm on, the more likely I'm on the exploding number. In C&K I prefer 6/8 + 4/10 over the 5/9 + 5/9, because of the inventor. And I look at dice odds.
The third improvement for the paper metropolis. It allows you to pick a card, every time a number rolls and you don't produce cards with that numbers (except 7)
Omigod that is me for real right now!!! We just bought the cities and knights expansion two weeks ago and have played three games from it, we also have the seafarers version. Out of the last 20 games we have played in recent memory, he has won all 20. Just today I was at 12 victory points and then he built two more roads and stole the win from me with my longest road. I swear I am going to win the next time we play....watching videos like this should hopefully give me an edge. Good luck in defeating your dad!
@@proudravenclaw4375 I swear he pulls twenty cards out of nowhere, builds 3 cities, gets longest road, and flips green all the way to the yellow thing that goes on a city and just wins.
Your video would be better if you were able to speak slower. I understand English isn't your first language, but it will be easier to understand . Improved audio would be a huge benefit too, plus more in game examples with the audio.
The Deserter is the most annoying card to have played against you. I had a couple of assholes who decided to attack me all game, even though I was no threat to them
I am not sure of this, but isn't deserter a quite rare progress card? When we play cities and knights this card only steals a knight, but does not effect the other players. But we also invest a lot in knights. On a different note: I thought deserter allowed the player who played the card to steal any knight he wants from whoever he wants. So you would always steal the highest ranked knight
Every comment - that is truly impressive. I'm swallowing c&k videos right now before I start trying this variant, and this video has been quite helpful. Stay healthy
The rule about being able to use wheat to repeatedly move the robber is lame. I play a rule where u can do it just once. I think it makes a better game. Tips 11, deactivating your knight just before the barbarians come so a player looses a city is a great move and hard for your opponents to predict.
This video has contradicting advice. If you build a city to make the other players lose theirs early on, you will be targeted all game. That isnt really consistent with your limiting VPs early on strategy.
I'm sorry for the unpleasant viewing experience. And I thank you for your feedback. C&K tips might be a topic for me to do another video about indeed. A lot of people seem interested in them.
This is the most informative yet the worst made video. Every tip seems excellent to me, but I can barely hear understand you because of the poor audio quality and no subtitle/text either. You can also show more images of the thing you are talking about for a better explanation
The Deserter is the most annoying card to have played against you. I had a couple of assholes who decided to attack me all game, even though I was no threat to them
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Great tips, great visuals. You need a better mic, though
Yeah I do. Thanks! I've upgraded my audio in later videos and recently did a lot of research on audio editing, so I hope it will show for future videos!
@@Treeckosaurus Wonderful! I’ll have to check them out
Hi Treecko, thanks for the tips! I am glad that you mentioned (7:06) that after getting the aqueduct it is essential to stop building new settlements in random places. I have seen players killing their aqueduct this way. For example not having the 9 and then building on a 9-brick. Congratulations! Instead of getting a resource of your choice, from now on you'll getting a brick. Enjoy your victory point!
Regarding the consequences of losing the initial city, it's a huge step-back that you can sometimes overcome by expanding quickly to high producing spots. Here is a recent example: ruclips.net/video/AeSlguQZgmk/видео.html
Hey John! I'm glad you like the tips :)
That's a way, and I think another way is 'saving-up for the city loss', so when the City is destroyed, you immediately build the next one.
Geez, no wonder it's been hard. I've been gaining victory points too early and nerfing the aqueduct. Thanks for your help!
Happy to help!
Build a city before the first barbarian attack so that everyone loses a city? Savage...
Yea - a 'win now' move
My dad used to do this all the time. It came to the point where my mom would not play the game with him unless we changed the rules to each man defends his own cities.
Thanks so much for this! I'd almost given up on understanding C&K, let alone winning at it. I've been winning regularly since watching your video and am having fun with it. I focus on getting the right hexes and building and activating knights.
I'd love to know what tip you like best!
If you need a new drinking game... Drink every time I say "Pwogwess Cards"
lol 😂
I don't think I know words that I find more difficult to pronounce than progress
@@Treeckosaurus Hmmmm, "Prinz der Sterne" was kinda hilarius too though. 😂
That was on purpose!
By the way, that knight tip about having 2 level 1 makes a lot of sense. I'll use that from now on.
I hope it will help!
Been playing the cities and knights app on my phone and watching your videos trying to improve my win rate... I’m still struggling but making progress!
Keep it up!
Awesome tips, I really like you mentioning that it's important NOT to get Victory Points in the beginning, this is something many people don't realize. I also love that you included the anti-deserter strategy. Really good tips!
But maybe try to upgrade your mic quality, it really doesn't sound good :/
Hi Dr. Gonzo, thanks for sharing your opinion and I'm glad you like the tips! I have no clue (yet) why the audio dropped in quality. I'll have to figure this out.
I have figured it out :)
I'm not very good at this, but it is very correct. I played a game where I place the ships in place a head of time, because I couldn't build settlements. I won by getting 12 VPs in only two rounds.
what happen if you have 5 settlements and one city, then the barbarian takes your city away? you have 6 settlements? or just loose the entire construction?
I believe the city is turned sideways and produces resources like a settlement does, you can buy it again with 3 ore and 2 wheat. I'm not completely sure about this.
Can’t find the answer anywhere so does anyone know if metropolis’s add to the barbarian strength? For example, there are 4 cities on the board with 1 city having a metropolis. Is the barbarian strength 4, for the 4 cities, or 5, for the 4 cities and 1 metropolis? Furthermore, if that city with a metropolis is sacked down to a settlement, is the strength now 4, for the 3 cities and 1 metropolis, or 3, for just the 3 cities?
One other question I have is before the first barbarian attack when a 7 is rolled we instead move the barbarian ship towards Catan along the track. If the black ship is rolled as well as a 7, do we move the black ship 2 steps towards Catan? And after the first attack, do we still move it 2 steps to Catan if the black ship is rolled with a 7?
It doesn't add to the barbarian strength; it just counts as one city.
Metros can't be sacked by Barbarians
Only move the ship when the Barbarian is rolled, not when a 7 is rolled
Very good points!
Thanks! :)
Even in English I can hear your Frisian accent, lol. Thanks for the Tips :)
It's pretty strong indeed. It has gotten somewhat less impactful over the past year, in my experience. Glad you enjoyed the tips!
Something everyone fails to mention. This is an excellent … EXCELLENT … two player game also.
Will try it!
Quality tips video.
Thanks! Which was your favorite?
Ive seen lots of players come back from losing city at the start. No resources used for knights and focus on expanding quickly. And usually get ignored
Players have gotten a lot better at this, I see this too. However, I don't think most players are familiar enough with these tactics, so I stand behind what I said a few years ago.
@Treeckosaurus I still agree with you. Better to keep that city regardless ! Shared your tips with some new C&K players was super helpful
You're suggesting just getting to Level 1 in each city development (trade, politics and science) except for the one you're going to get the metropolis out of?
That seems bizarre as you need progress cards to win the game, they make such a difference.
I'm saying that's the best in terms of price-reward ratio. Every game is different and requires different details to win. And I'm certainly not saying that shouldn't get progress cards, I know they're very strong.
I mean unless you get the 2 for 1 commodity port at best your making 3 for 1 trades with them. So unless you have the two for one ability you might be better served to continue to upgrade your chart and increase your odds since commodity cards don’t have any other uses. I think that advice might come in handy when for example your considering a 3 for 1 trade in order to make a city improvement that isn’t necessary to make a metropolis. You might be better served to get a rare resource or even take advantage of the two for one commodity port assuming you have it to place a settlement for example.
Should I build a fourth settlement or get a city?
Hi Shaquille! That always depends on the situation on the board. In general getting a City is better in C&K, because you get commodities and you can upgrade the city calendar.
On top of that, your first two settlements are usually placed on the best numbers. So doubling the producing on your best spot gives you way more cards than building a settlement on a new spot.
There are a few exceptions of course: the spot can be really good, you must get that spot before someone else does (from a strategic perspective), you need to build on a port or you need to gain a certain resource.
Does this answer your question?
Treeckosaurus Gaming It does. Thank you for responding.
Great :)
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Succes!
What happens if you get attacked by the barbarians but you have no city to lose? Like you only have two settlements
They will leave your settlements alone.
the player with the next lowest contribution of knight power has to demote a city.
i.e. Barbarians have a strength of 5
p1 contributes 2 knight points
p2 contributes 1 knight point
p3 contributes 1 knight point
p4 contributes 0 knight points but has 0 cities
in this case both p2 and p3 would have to demote a city instead of p4
Thank you very much!!! :)
You're welcome!
Dude, why the catan tokens from Devir in spanish are cooler than the ones that come on english version? they should build the same for both lenguages :(
Oh, really? I didn't know. I agree with you it doesn't make sense
Good advise, bad audio quality :(
Agreed, I improved the audio a lot of the course of time though
Can I guess your nationality? I’m very into accents, and I think that you might be Dutch.
You're right. However, "Frisian" would have given bonus points :)
@@Treeckosaurus I should have known! I have Frisian friends :)
How do you choose which numbers to pick since their algorithms are dog shit and it just spams 1 number every game you play?
Hey Alex! I assume you're referring to CU algorithm. I try to have maximum number differentiation, because the more numbers I'm on, the more likely I'm on the exploding number.
In C&K I prefer 6/8 + 4/10 over the 5/9 + 5/9, because of the inventor.
And I look at dice odds.
What's an aquadukt?
The third improvement for the paper metropolis. It allows you to pick a card, every time a number rolls and you don't produce cards with that numbers (except 7)
@@Treeckosaurus I think everyone who asked that is confused by the K you put at the end. It's aqueduct in english.
@@Sebby_Nineteen ah - that makes sense
If you don't understand that aquadukt = aquaduct then maybe you have bigger problems
I once had a 100% winrate in 3 weeks vacation with my ex and her family. Won about 30 times 😅
That they kept playing you is wild!
Who is just trying to beat their dad at this game and is studying?
I wish my dad was studying to beat me
@@Treeckosaurus 😂
Omigod that is me for real right now!!! We just bought the cities and knights expansion two weeks ago and have played three games from it, we also have the seafarers version. Out of the last 20 games we have played in recent memory, he has won all 20. Just today I was at 12 victory points and then he built two more roads and stole the win from me with my longest road. I swear I am going to win the next time we play....watching videos like this should hopefully give me an edge. Good luck in defeating your dad!
@@proudravenclaw4375 We bought it 6 years ago and Im still trying 😂😂😂
@@proudravenclaw4375 I swear he pulls twenty cards out of nowhere, builds 3 cities, gets longest road, and flips green all the way to the yellow thing that goes on a city and just wins.
Thanks. I would suggest investing in a better mic.
I agree and I did 👍
Is his Mike bad, or is my phone quality bad?
My previous microphone - which I used for this video - wasn't good. My current mic is a lot better.
@@Treeckosaurus good to know
What the heck is the aquadukt?
The third tier science upgrade: you can choose a card every time a number rolls you don't gain cards from (except 7)
Its like age of empires/ Assassins Creed on steroids
Your video would be better if you were able to speak slower. I understand English isn't your first language, but it will be easier to understand . Improved audio would be a huge benefit too, plus more in game examples with the audio.
thanks
you're welcome
The Deserter is the most annoying card to have played against you. I had a couple of assholes who decided to attack me all game, even though I was no threat to them
Yea, if they use it multiple times on you, it's nearly impossible to win. Quick metropolis would be the only counter to that...
I am not sure of this, but isn't deserter a quite rare progress card? When we play cities and knights this card only steals a knight, but does not effect the other players. But we also invest a lot in knights. On a different note: I thought deserter allowed the player who played the card to steal any knight he wants from whoever he wants. So you would always steal the highest ranked knight
@@nathanvanbeek1237 The one against whom the deserter is played chooses the knight.
Every comment - that is truly impressive. I'm swallowing c&k videos right now before I start trying this variant, and this video has been quite helpful. Stay healthy
The rule about being able to use wheat to repeatedly move the robber is lame. I play a rule where u can do it just once. I think it makes a better game.
Tips 11, deactivating your knight just before the barbarians come so a player looses a city is a great move and hard for your opponents to predict.
Agreed! C&K feels too slow especially in the late game
Wow that was more than a tip! Lol 😮
This video has contradicting advice. If you build a city to make the other players lose theirs early on, you will be targeted all game. That isnt really consistent with your limiting VPs early on strategy.
The value of you getting an extra city opposed to your opponents outweighs the value of being targetted
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hello
You should really remake this video. I had to click off twice in days before, due to the bad mic quality. Only watching now cause I was really bored.
I'm sorry for the unpleasant viewing experience. And I thank you for your feedback. C&K tips might be a topic for me to do another video about indeed. A lot of people seem interested in them.
This is the most informative yet the worst made video. Every tip seems excellent to me, but I can barely hear understand you because of the poor audio quality and no subtitle/text either. You can also show more images of the thing you are talking about for a better explanation
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The Deserter is the most annoying card to have played against you. I had a couple of assholes who decided to attack me all game, even though I was no threat to them