The Settlers of Zarahemla

"The Settlers of Zarahemla" is a licensed adaptation of the German board game "The Settlers of Catan" by Klaus Teuber, based on the Book of Mormon. Gameplay in "Zarahemla" is nearly identical to the original, with several major differences - most notably, the game has been modified to suit two-player play as part of its official rules.

Equipment

Like "Catan", "Zarahemla" uses a somewhat modular board structure, but instead of individual hexes (as is the case of "Catan"), "Zarahemla" uses five strips of hexes - one five-hex strip, two four-hex strips, and three-hex strips, which could be oriented and rearranged as in the standard game. Unlike "Catan", however, "Zarahemla"'s hexes are placed on a fixed board, which itself contains the game's harbors, or "trading posts". The board also contains a scoring track, which aids in keeping scores for the players.

Gameplay

As "Zarahemia"'s gameplay is nearly identical to that of "Catan", the rules of "Catan" should also be consulted for gameplay information.

Preparation in "Zarahemla" is identical to that of "Catan", except that, for the two-player game, three settlements and roads are placed instead of two.

As in the later expansions of "Catan", players are permitted to trade and build in any order. Like "The Settlers of Canaan", another licensed adaptation of "Catan", and the "Cheops" expansion to "Catan", players may also contribute a stone to the Temple of Zarahemla for the price of one brick and one stone. The player with the greatest contribution (of at least three stones) to the Temple receives two victory points, which are given out akin to the Largest Army or the Longest Trade Route in "Catan". Each player begins the game with ten Temple Stones.

There are two additional types of Development Cards used in "Zarahemla" - "Temple Building" allows two temple stones to be placed for free, while "Liahona" acts in a manner similar to the "Alchemist" Progress Card from "Cities and Knights of Catan".

"Zarahemla" is played to twelve Victory Points, unlike ten in "Catan".