Better Settlers Apk
Latest version 4.4.0
13 Apr 2014
Apk Infos
| Version | 4.4.0 |
| Rating | 4.4/5, based on 1,995 votes |
| Size | 2.1 MB |
| Requires Android | Android 2.3+ (Gingerbread) |
| Author's Notes | Make offline board setup for Settlers of Catan easier, faster, and fairer. |
About Better Settlers APK
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Description
The Better Settlers Board Generator is for use with the offline board game Settlers of Catan. Not only does it allow for faster game setup, it generates a fair and engaging game.We love playing Settlers. We've noticed that sometimes the game seems to be over in the first fifteen minutes--and no matter how fairly we try to distribute resources and probabilities during setup, natural bias creeps in. So we developed the Better Settlers Board Generator.
The algorithm for the generator is designed to create fair play. The result is more riveting and engaging play.
You'll have a better game of Settlers.
Please note:
- This is not a Settlers of Catan emulator, but is a companion tool intended to improve offline Settlers of Catan games.
- 6s & 8s are next to each other only if the 3rd tile is a 2 or a 12.
- For a board that follows the rules in the rulebook, please use 'Traditional' board layout.
- Network Access permission is used for Google Analytics, there are no ads or anything bad :)
- If you have feedback/problems, please email us and we'll do our best to help you. Stay tuned for future updates!
How to install Better Settlers APK on Android phone or tablet?
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Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Tap the APK file you downloaded (com.nut.bettersettlers-v4.4.0-ApkClean.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
Older Versions
| 4.4.0 (24) | 2.1 MB |
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User's Reivew
4 ★Well thought out
3 ★This app is great except for the fact that seafarers can only be randomized with 4 players and up. I payed to unlock every scenerio and when I click on one it says "3-4 players" and "5-6 players". How is this acceptable? A 3 player game setup is much different than 4 player and the balance of the game is completely changed if you try to play 3 players on a 4 player board. The official rules come with a 3 and 4 person setup for each scenerio, so why wouldn't this app? Especially after having to pay to unlock
3 ★Good bar two issues. I think this needs updating to work with the newer versions of the board game where the port layout has less flexibility. Currently it's not possible to implement the layouts proposed by the app. (except for the standard algorithm, but if you're using that you don't need the app anyway). Second issue is on the settlement ranking comments. It suggested every location was 'Wealthy high probabilities' for resources, I would expect that topic comment to change as you go through the list. The other criteria comments do change accordingly
5 ★This app is NOT an electronic version of the game. It is a supplement to help design fair layouts for the physical board game. The simple interface makes it clear and easy to understand. Layouts for the base game (3-6 players) are free. Basic seafarers is free, but extra scenarios are .99 each or 2.99 for them all. Other expansions are not yet supported. Minor additional features are nice: different selection algorithms, reshuffle numbers, reshuffle harbors, a roll stats tracker and a placement selector.
4 ★Great app for a balanced board, but needs to outline other needed tiles. For fog island layout you don't know what other tiles are needed for the draw pile. Would like a listing of required tiles. Just discovered while writing the review that tapping the "fog" tile displays what it could be. So for complete board layout I would have to tap a large number of tiles. What a pain. Please give a list option of the fog tiles. Same for other hidden tile layouts.
3 ★The algorithm used places all resources and numbers to be exactly balanced, which eliminates games where your opponent has all the brick and you either have to beg/plead/grovel or find a port. But those kinds of games are what make Catan great. I guess I was hoping for something to prevent truly broken boards, though admittedly describing exactly what that means is no easy task.
4 ★There's another app I have called Catan Assist that uses an algorithm that stops resources from being next to each other and makes similar probabilities. You can also make the docks and harbors placed as far from the resources as possible. How similar does that sound to the algorithm used here?
4 ★This will be a great help to setting up the board. I only wish I would've found it sooner. It's good to be able to adjust the board size and add in Seafarers, but what about the rest of the expansions? I would love to see some better layouts for the Traders and Barbarians different boards. Those rivers, you know! I look forward to seeing what is to come with this app!
4 ★If you're a fan of Catan (and who isn't?) then this is the app for you! Provides fair, random role layouts that can add better board variety to your game than simply throwing things down at random ever could.
4 ★Definitely makes set up faster and easier, but I wish it would take the ports already on the game board into account. Port set ups from the app are always confusing when applied to the actual game board.
5 ★We play regularly with another couple and use this app all the time. It evens out the board and we have great games as a result. Nobody ever runs away with it all because of a bad board.
2 ★im having trouble making sense of the layouts given.. everytime its refreshed the colors that certain numbers had are switched? i was assuming the colors meant what resource the hex was but after playing around with the app i do not understand the colors at all.. makes it difficult to recreate with the actual catan pieces.
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