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		Board 2 - The Depleted Islands
Home Travel Cruises Past Cruises (Diaries) Future Cruises Rogues Galleries Land Trips Diaries (Land Trips) Hawai'i - Big Island - 04'01 Hawai'i - Maui - 05'02 Hawai'i - Big Island - 04'03 Hawai'i - Kaua'i - 09'04 Hawai'i - Big Island - 04'06 Hawai'i - Maui - 04'06 Mainland China - 05'07 Phoenix, Arizona - 12'07 Greek Isles - 05'08 Hawai'i - Kaua'i - 09'08 Hawai'i - Big Island - 09'09 Hawai'i - Maui - 05'12 Hawai'i - Big Island - 04'13 Ireland - 08'13 Mexico - Cancun 11'13 France/Belgium/Lux 07'15 Hawai'i - Big Island - 05'17 England / Wales - 06'17 Hawai'i - Big Island - 09'19 Photography Cameras Underwater Pets Tara Blackie Whitey Muffy Ollie Rusty Fluffy Rufus&Dufus Games Rowing Physics		Click for larger view This was the first "special board" that we developed. The intent is to involve Seafarers of Catan and Cities & Knights and, to spice it up a bit, we also use the Fishermen of Catan. The name "Depleted Islands" comes about because each of the 4 major islands is missing one resource. Grain can be found on all 4 islands, but Lumber, Brick, Sheep and Ore are each missing from one island. This means that if you place both starting pieces on the same island, then you will have problems getting one of the resources. Of course, if you have a gold hex and/or some fishing ports, then you can make up for the missing resource. To encourage players to cross the sea hexes, the first player to "connect" two islands receives 2 VP, while the other players receive 1 VP when they first connect. The two single hex islets are just convenient stepping stones when going across the oceans and don't qualify as islands (for purposes of earning a VP). When setting up the board, make sure that each island is depleted in one resource. Each island has 10 resource hexes, so use one of each of the 10 production numbers for each island. We usually put 5 or 9 numbers on the gold hexes, and the rest are randomly placed. The islets usually get a 6 or 8 token. To win, a player must amass 14 Victory Points.

Board 2 - The Depleted Islands