Tips to win settlers of catan?

Question

I have to beat my dad at settlers!! anything helps thanks!

Answer 1

I found that having a good range of numbers between 4-10 is really helpful. I don't bet everything to only land on 6 and 8 rolls. They are top priority numbers, but not the only ones.

If your first two settlements are a good distance apart, try to have settlements, with good numbers, developed between them, that way you progress in the game and are able to work on "Longest Road" without wasting resources.

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Good luck!

Answer 2

Put opening settlements on the 6 or 8 hexes if possible and try to get a good source for road building materials.

If you get something on a 6./8 space try to build a town on the corresponding port so the commodity becomes more flexible in the late game.

Another good trick is to offer to trade for something and ask around who has it, then use the monopoly card to take all the goods.