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'''Elasund''' (pronounced {{IPA|/eːlaː'zʊnt/}} in [[German language|German]]) is a [[German-style board game]] designed by [[Klaus Teuber]]. It is the second game in the Catan Adventures line, a series of new games with a [[Settlers of Catan]] theme but completely distinct game mechanics. Elasund was published in [[2005]] in [[Germany]] by [[Kosmos (game publisher)|Kosmos]] with the full title ''Elasund - Die erste Stadt''. [[Mayfair Games]] published a translated edition, ''Elasund: The First City'', in the [[United States]] in [[2006]].
'''''Elasund: The First City''''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Elasund - Die erste Stadt'', "Elasund" pronounced {{IPA|/eːlaː'zʊnt/}} in German) is a [[German-style board game]] designed by [[Klaus Teuber]]. It is the second game in the ''Catan Adventures'' series (the first being ''[[Candamir: The First Settlers]]''), a series of spinoff games based on the theme from Teuber's hit game ''[[Settlers of Catan]]'' as well as its German-language novelization by [[Rebecca Gablé]]. As a game in the ''Catan'' series, it is published by [[Kosmos (game publisher)|Kosmos]] in German and [[Mayfair Games]] in English. Despite the thematic connection between ''Elasund'' and ''Settlers'', the two games have completely different mechanics.


A German language expansion to ''Elasund'' is available from the author's website.
In Elasund, two to four players build up a single city while leveraging land value and a little [[eminent domain]] to achieve superiority in constructed buildings

''Elasund'' deals with the formation of the first city on the island of Catan, as established in ''Settlers''. It is a city along the coast, founded with foreign trade in mind. In this game, players seek to score victory points by building public buildings inside the city, as well as contribute to the construction of the city's [[church]] and [[city walls]]. To build buildings, however, one must collect money to puchase [[building permits]] on their preferred building sites, and use their influence (in the form of ''influence cards'') to prevent others from building on the chosen site or to build over other buildings. As the city is being founded, however, pirates from the sea are waiting to sack the city.


== External links ==
== External links ==
*Mayfair Games' [http://www.mayfairgames.com/shop/product/3000-3299/pages/3031.htm Elasund: The First City] page
*Mayfair Games' [http://www.mayfairgames.com/shop/product/3000-3299/pages/3031.htm ''Elasund: The First City''] page
*[http://www.profeasy.com/Elasund_Eng/index.html Online tutorial for ''Elasund: The First City'']
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Revision as of 19:54, 15 September 2006

Elasund
The First City
Elasund box cover from Mayfair
DesignersKlaus Teuber
PublishersKosmos
Mayfair Games
Players2 to 4
Setup time5 minutes
Playing time60 minutes
ChanceMedium
SkillsCity building, eminent domain

Elasund: The First City (German: Elasund - Die erste Stadt, "Elasund" pronounced /eːlaː'zʊnt/ in German) is a German-style board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It is the second game in the Catan Adventures series (the first being Candamir: The First Settlers), a series of spinoff games based on the theme from Teuber's hit game Settlers of Catan as well as its German-language novelization by Rebecca Gablé. As a game in the Catan series, it is published by Kosmos in German and Mayfair Games in English. Despite the thematic connection between Elasund and Settlers, the two games have completely different mechanics.

A German language expansion to Elasund is available from the author's website.

Elasund deals with the formation of the first city on the island of Catan, as established in Settlers. It is a city along the coast, founded with foreign trade in mind. In this game, players seek to score victory points by building public buildings inside the city, as well as contribute to the construction of the city's church and city walls. To build buildings, however, one must collect money to puchase building permits on their preferred building sites, and use their influence (in the form of influence cards) to prevent others from building on the chosen site or to build over other buildings. As the city is being founded, however, pirates from the sea are waiting to sack the city.