
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,473
- BGG rating
- 7.1
A Game of Thrones Catan: Brotherhood of the Watch
- 3–4 players
- 60–75 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2017

Rules assistance for Catan Scenarios: Frenemies
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Catan Scenarios: Frenemies is an expansion for Catan released in 2012 for 3–6 players, 45–60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Klaus Teuber and Benjamin Teuber and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Trading, and Dice Rolling.
Game description from the publisher: Hark, friend! Let us... help... each other. We live in a time of altruism on Catan. We give away resources to help lagging players. We move the robber to isolated locations to ensure the safety of our fellows. We even go out of our way to connect our roads with our neighbors' networks. Has everyone gone nuts? Ah! Thanks to their beneficence, Catan's guilds reward such noble-minded behavior by handing out "Favor Tokens" (FTs). Each guild helps us in different ways: granting us roads, development cards, random resources, preferential trades, or even Victory Points. In Catan Scenarios: Frenemies, everyone is still just in it for themselves as there is an ulterior motive for everything. In fact, sometimes you can "help a friend" while making things far worse for them. Sigh. If goodwill really exists, it's not part of this scenario... The 2023 German re-release of this expansion includes enough tokens for a 5-6 player game.
Catan Scenarios: Frenemies supports 3–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Catan Scenarios: Frenemies is 45–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Catan Scenarios: Frenemies for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Catan Scenarios: Frenemies has a complexity rating of 2.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Catan Scenarios: Frenemies belongs to these categories: Negotiation and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Trading, and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Catan Scenarios: Frenemies are: Klaus Teuber and Benjamin Teuber. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Catan Scenarios: Frenemies as an expansion for Catan. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Catan to use it. Check that your edition of Catan is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.