The “Official” Strip Rules for Settlers of Catan

Settlers of Catan is one of my favorite board games to play. It combines the commercial and strategic elements of Monopoly and Risk without importing those games’ ability to ruin friendships. As much as I love the Settlers, I do realize that it lacks an element of sexiness, so I decided to do something about that.

Presented here are the modified rules for the board game Settlers of Catan. These rules have been created based on the premise that naked anything makes it better. These rules are official only in the sense that they have no connection to the manufacturer and I chose to use the word “official.” Enjoy people.

1. The rules presented here are only in addition to the rules presented in the game rule book.

2. All players shall begin the game fully clothed. The exact number of articles of clothing is not regulated, but must be within the realms of common sense (i.e. players are not to put on their entire wardrobe before playing).

3. All clothing is weighed the same. A sock or shoe is equal in value to a shirt or pants. Jewelry (watches, earrings, necklaces, etc) does not count as clothing.

4. On a roll of a 7, any player with more than seven cards must also forfeit one article of clothing.

5. The roller of 7 must move the robber to another space on the board and rob another player. The roller can then choose between stealing a random resource card or taking an article of clothing. The player being robbed is allowed to choose which article of clothing is given up.

6. A soldier card can also be used to steal clothing. The card holder forfeits the right to steal a random resource card and the player being robbed is allowed to choose which article of clothing is given up.

7. Clothing can be traded to the bank for resource cards. The trade ratio is 2 articles of clothing per 1 resource card. If the player has a utility port they can trade at 1:1.

8. Players can trade clothing for resource cards with one another, at whatever ratio they feel like.

9. The first player to get another player completely naked receives 2 victory points. If a player loses their last article of clothing on a roll of a 7 from having extra cards or trades their last piece of clothing away, they do not get the points for making themselves naked.

10. Once an article of clothing has been removed it cannot be put back on. Nor can a player put on clothing once worn by another player. This is a strip game after all.