Sent out by the Council of Catan, you set out for uncharted areas to build new outposts. The sketchy information available indicates that dangerous pirate lairs, rich fishing grounds, and helpful indigenous villages await you beyond the horizon.

The new Explorers & Pirates expansion is based on the Catan base game rules but also contains a number of new game mechanisms. For example, ships are now equipped for expeditions and can be moved freely across the board. In the ships you transport settlers, crews, fish, or spices across the seas. Your goal is to build new outposts on the islands that are still undiscovered and to complete the Council of Catan's missions in the most skilful way possible.

• 16 harbour settlements • 6 gold fields
• 36 crews • 6 fish shoal hexes
• 12 ships • 6 spice hexes
• 8 settlers • 12 standard terrain hexes
• 4 pirate ships • 15 frame pieces
• 6 pirate lair tokens • 12 markers
• 6 fish hauls • 3 mission cards
• 24 spice stacks • 3 victory point cards
• 76 gold coins • 4 new building costs cards