5 INSANE Secret Catan Strategies for Pros
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We examine Pro Catan strategies that are only used by the best Catan players that exist. These 200 IQ Catan Strategies are extremely rare and in this video, I will showcase some of these strategies.
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Also, which strategy is your favorite? Genuinely curious.
Awesome video Dylan! Picked some new things up, as these plays are very counter-intuitive. Great finds 😊. My favorite strategy is the blocking bank YoP, it feels the most next-level to me
I've seen a few of your videos that were dual commentary. I thought it could be cool if you did a dual play with someone :P Like Treeckosaurus! Two players playing the same color!
The last one is some evil genius villain tactic lmao.
Haha yea it’s pretty evil lol. I’d only do it at a tournament
That last strategy probably will get you little cooperation for the rest of the game though, not sure if it is the long-term winning play :D
Yep I agree. The guy getting screwed probably won’t be happy. I wouldn’t do it in a casual game, but more so in a tournament setting with high stakes.
This will definitely get you revenge blocked by probably both players, plus will lead to terrible trade deals/possible full embargo’s from one or both players as well. Plus ya just seem like a dick to the table, I see this in the same light as a dirty mono
@@gavinbock8531 in a casual environment yes definitly.
for high stakes though, i mean grey is really screwed in that position.
No cities no Ore low brick, he must have a play in that scale to turn the chances around.
I would try to table-talk so that the hate is directed at Green too (for accepting the trade).
Then it's more like a two on two rather than three on one.
@@gavinbock8531 in higher level tournaments, people tend to not revenge block. They are playing to win. They'll block the most strategic person. People who play with their emotions don't get far in tournaments.
Challenge: At a real table, try to pull off the 5th strategy and remain friends with them at the same time
Man that last strategy was so nasty. I feel dirty just from hearing it.
that last strat is absolutely filthy! i wanna see you pull it off in a game 😂
Haha I would be afraid to post it on CZcams from how angry they’d be at me 🤣
You already did it haha
Didn't realized you could play non knights before you roll haha
Most people don’t know!
Your promo transitions are ridiculously smooth lol, I was not expecting that advert from you at all. Well played
Thank you! I tried to make it as smooth as possible.
YoP into card burning is definitely my favorite strategy there. It is something I don't think I'd ever find in a game without this video but definitely a nice way to slightly increase an edge.
That last strategy is brutal. I feel like everyone has exploited racing situations before but it never occurred to me to try to trick the 2nd player into a blunder.
before.
Yooo the surf shark transition was SMOOTH
Thank you!
LOL, I actually said that outloud when I saw it..."That was smoooooooth!"
Right on time. I just finished the last one of your videos. Now I have watched them all, except for this one! Really enjoy the quality of your videos and the entertaining/educational factor! Keep it on!
Thank you! I’ve been striving to make my content even more high quality and I’m glad you’ve been enjoying it!
always impressed by how well edited your videos are! keep up the good work
Thank you! Been really trying to make my videos easier to watch and increase the quality!
After more thought the last strat would be good for one game, but you have to consider the long term effects of it. If you play with the same people often they will nevvvvver trust you again. There will be way fewer beneficial trades for you in the future. You win that battle decisvely, but if no one trusts you you'll probably lose the war.
Yea I wouldn’t do it in a casual game or with friends or family
no you dont it was their mistake (especially blues) to not see ahead far enough, in return green could have made the counter offer himself, after grey traded with blue.
in this situation it is not about trusting it is about seeing what is on the board and who goes up next.
especially considering this is the play that lets grey survive in this game.
@@mauer1 yea i can agree with that. But your friends will probably still blame you for beeing an asshole instead of realizing that technical it was their (blues) mistake. I think this is normal tho cause the way you think about the game is very diffrent between most friends/family and ppl who watch this (insanly good) content for competitive catan.
@@DyLightedCatan What? Family is the best to use that trick on...
The exact scenario described has an easy solution for blue: State that you will not accept the trade if he gets two lumber from the year of plenty, and will only do it if he takes just one lumber.
This is why you always run out of time on your turns! Haha
Hahaha honestly this is pretty true.
These are all amazing. Awesome to see someone taking the game to this level
Your ad transitions are very rapidly making a claim for the best in the business
Haha I’m trying my best! Thank you!
Nice video, and the last strategy is pretty smart but also ruthless. I also enjoyed the backgroundmusic, what did you use? Maybe you have to link it or something
I used endemic music, not sure what the exact track was called.
Nice video! I really appreciate the creativity in these strategies!
Quality vids. Looking forward to seeing you back streaming.
I’ll be back soon!
I watched this video a few months ago, and watching it again now. Always something to learn and take away from these videos. Thank you Dylighted!
Glad you have a huge backlog of content! I only found you recently
Really enjoyed this! Some new techniques to try out!
Glad you enjoyed this!
hey your channel is really cool and you seem like a very friendly person. good luck in your next tournament :)
Damn that was sick! I never thought there was a reason to play the other dev cards before rolling, but this totally makes sense. Hope you put out some more vids soon, we need more DyLighted content!
By the way some of the audio on this one was a little boomy. Not a big deal at all, but I think you could do a low shelf EQ at 200Hz and cut out probably like -3db and it would sound more balanced. If you weren't the one who added in that boost around 150-200Hz in this vid it could be a bass boost from being close to the microphone (proximity effect), which can be counteracted with the EQ cut I described
haha good point about the boominess. I'm impressed you know all that
@@michael-solomon I produce EDM music as a hobby :) Learned a lot through that
Insightful as always
I love catan, and always learn a lot from you. Thanks
Of course! That’s what my channel is for.
Dylann, I love your channel. I really appreciate advice on how to be a better Catan player. One thing I've noticed is how good you are at tracking people's cards. Do you have any simple tips about how to remember what people have? I think I'm going to watch replays of a few games and follow what's in people's hands. Any other ideas?
Wow, i've been playing Settlers of Catan for quite some years now and this is the first time i've seen someone playing the dev cards before the roll. I will apply this tactic myself and see if I can win. Thank you for the pro tips!🥰🥰🥰
Quality of your videos is outstanding lately dude!
Thanks! I’m trying my hardest!
Your new haircut looks good bro
Haha thank you man. Was very happy with it too.
You inspire me so much and because of you I've started playing catan in tournaments
That’s awesome to hear! Online or in person tournaments?
@@DyLightedCatan online tournaments
same :D
@@jjpawar Where do you play online tournaments?
Really smart strategies ..love your vids!
Thank you! Will do my best to only make more
Last strategy was great, but if the blue player was really tracking well and paying attention, he would have seen the yop for 2 wood. He would know that unless you wanted to trade the wood to green, a better card for you was sheep, which would complete a dev and empty your hand. So he is walking into the trap, and that’s not ruthless, that’s just on him. He should have demanded both wood. Or at a minimum a verbal commitment you won’t trade it to green.
Note that he never guaranteed himself the spot anyways, as Green could hit 9 or 10 and port 4 ore for the wood.
Yep well said, as soon as blue sees the second wood I would also want a verbal commitment because it’s super sketchy.
Awesome video!
Such a smoth transaction to a sponsor
Plus some realy good tips i didnt know before.
Thank you
Thanks a bunch! I’m glad you were able to learn something
Wow, that was some fairly serious strategising there! Pretty impressive.
You’ve mentioned in previous videos about production points concerning resource and numbers on them. How do you count this? Can you post a video on this or is this too secret? I understand if so, if you need to keep a card in your sleeve, so to speak. But am new and really curious.
Do you play other catan expansions? I've recently gotten into Cities & Knights and would really like to hear your thoughts on it.
All the ideas are base on you have an accurate knowledge of cards that everyone has. How do you keep track of cards for these precision strategies? When people use knight or roll 7, you don't know which resource they steal from the others and lose track.
Board games could be relationship ending with backstabs like the last strategy. I suppose you did mention these are strategies for pros indicating it's for tournament play.
if u think with about 1000 games catan per year u have seen all and then dylighted comes and expose me some new tricks.
thx for ur good work. U are making all of us better players and monsters of strategy. i would never hit plat without ur videos.
I'll make the last strat my goal the next time I play with my friends lol. Can't wait to see the looks on their faces
Hahaha they probably won’t be happy lol
Dear friend,
I want so say "congratulations" for this great channel. I have never been into the classic Catan board game all that much - I actually prefer the card game version (Rivals for Catan) a lot, since I find that it offers way more tactical and strategic depth.
However, with this channel and the countless hours of top level professional gameplay it provides, you have actually delivered proof that the common prejudice "no depth involved in the basic Catan board game - 80% luck" couldn't be further from the truth. It is great fun and I really enjoy watching your videos, taking part in your advanced thought processes. Also the post-game editing is very appealing and one can tell that you are putting a lot of effort into it - so keep up the great work!
Now, I have a few questions and I hope you will find the time to answer them:
1. Do you also play the Seafarers and/or Cities and Knights expansion from time to time? Are there any plans to upload some gameplay videos including the expansions as well? If not, why? Is the "pro / competitive playing scene" just mainly focused on the base game or is it a matter of your personal taste? Many people argue that it is only with the more complex Cities and Knights expansion that Catan gains some considerable strategic depth and replayability. However, as I have already stated above, your channel serves as perfect proof that this is not the case. This being said, wouldn't an occasional Cities and Knights game from time to time make for even more variety and even greater challenges?
2. What is your opinion on the current state of Catan Universe? I have watched your video about CU from about a year ago and I basically agree with every point of criticism you have uttered there. Are you even still playing at Catan Universe at all? Do you still have hope that the platform will ever become really playable? Considering the fact that Catan is such a great trademark, that they are making millions all over the world with this game, it is simply flabbergasting to me that they haven't been able to come up with a high quality digital version FOR YEARS now. It is just beyond my scope, I cannot understand how such a thing is even possible in the year 2021.
3. Have you ever tried the Catan card game "Rivals for Catan"? As it can be told from your videos, you are really into tactical/strategic skirmishes and seeking even the slightest of edges over your opponents. With this attitude, I think "Rivals" is a game you would also enjoy a lot.
Thank you for the kind message!
1. I play base game because it’s the most popular, shortest, and has the biggest competitive audience. I also haven’t really spent any time trying to get better at Cities and Knights so I don’t feel qualified to make videos on it.
2. Catan Universe has improved, but still takes some steps backwards in progress by introducing new bugs. It’s very flabbergasting to me too, because if they did a good job, colonist.io wouldn’t exist.
3. I haven’t tried it, but it sounds interesting!
I would also love to see what strategies Dylan would find in Cities and Knights :)
As of my experience, it’s definitely much more skill based than Base game is.
I had no idea you could play any Dev Card before your you roll the dy. I have always played you can only play the knight before you roll. Interesting.
Ive got a question about the last one. The moment blue says yes to the deal, you do the YOP for 2 Wood. Can blue now cancel the trait to make you waste your devcard and denie your geniusly evil play (maybe even because of seeing through it)? Or is it a binding trade the moment blue says yes? The deal between you and blue is kind of a future trait because you need to play the dev card be4. And i dont even know if the last point matters at all :D.
A verbal agreement is a non binding trade, so when blue sees that they can back out of the trade with the reasoning you might screw them over. Another way to prevent this is to have a verbal clause saying “if I do this trade you can’t trade green the spot to build there”
@@DyLightedCatan Or say “you can’t take a second wood or I’ll back out”
So the underlying principle is...track with high accuracy. It's fundamental for all of these edge cases, no? Really enjoyed the audio (music) in this one (Y). Minor but adds to the overall vibe.
I would say yes, tracking with precision is key to success
Cool Video!
Amazing video
The lighting in this video POPS
Thank you! I’ve been trying to improve quality overall for everything.
These are great strategies! The last one is really dirty though lol.
What is the name of the music playing in the video?
You gotta any tips on learning how to track cards better?
I’ll eventually make one
@@DyLightedCatan noice can’t wait
@@DyLightedCatan a how to track video would be great. I really struggle with it and assume it's an innate ability I just don't have. I do watch rare resources and starting resources, but can't track like you. I am noticing more and more after watching your videos though- you always mention it.
Hahaha, last one was so awsome!
damn boy, you the tony G of Catan. That last one is really dirty.
Do you stream frequently? The periods between videos is soooo long.. Great content
I used too! I will go back to it soon! Sorry for the wait!
These make sense but I have never encountered such scenarios lol, in the mono scenario you can mono wheat post roll and 4:1, so it just shows you how niche these strats are. Good to highlight it though.
Yep these are rare scenarios, but can be game changing
Not if there are not enough cards in the opponents' hand.
@@riquelme54181 questionsmarks indicate that there are at least 6 wheat out of the bank, so there are enough
@@kozokosa9289 in that specific screenshot yes, but that's not always the case.
@@kozokosa9289 if you have never came across any of these scenarios perhaps you are not tracking cards so well :D
In the last strategy, Is it possible for Blue to make a binding deal with you to not trade with Green? If so, would you accept?
As blue I would just back off from the trade when I see the second wood. Now blue is a bit more of in position to get a better deal with that reasoning.
When you say tracking with precision, are you just keeping track in your head? No way I could do that lol ,
Yep. That’s what all the pro’s do!
Danm that sponser transition was smooth AF
Haha thank you, going to keep trying my best to do more like that.
never had an instance where theres no dev cards or resources left. but sure, i can see how itd be helpful in those situations.
I don't think the last strategy is gonna work ever. If they are such good players that they track each others hands completely, they will also not forget that year of plenty gives you 2 ressources and blue will only make that trade if you include a clause not to trade green a wood or anything else what will give green a wood indirectly.
*me pulling of 5th strategy when playing with my family*
*my family kicking me out of the house*
*i won atleast :)*
what do i do now?
That last strat is nasttyyyy but I love it
I do quite like the extortion in that last play, however realistically that'll make you a huge target for the rest of the game. Blue would absolutely resent the play and avoid trading / target you and depending how badly you extort green the same could be the said for him and the third player if they didn't already would definitely see you as a manipulative threat and not trust any of your deals for the rest of the game. So this move better be good enough for you that you'll have an insurmountable lead.
If you're playing in the qualifying round of a tournament, you'll also have to consider the possibility that you could end up playing against one of these opponents in a future game in that same tournament. So whatever extra 2-4 cards you're extorting this turn, could cost you a lot of good faith deals down the road.
It was green fault for falling for it, this is not real life where sich tactics are forbidden by law (or some are) this is a game where everyone wants to win. They will learn and make sure it never happens to them again. They will think ahead better and in this example either not accept the trade for these conditions or make a deal that's shuts this play off. (like 2:5 or whatever)
This is a very specific scenario where the one with yop had the Value of choosing who wins the race. He wants to get the most out of it, but it's also true that the next player after him is just first to build ud he somehow gets another way of wood.
If you are mad at the one making the play then you stop your growth as a player.
@@mauer1 Who said I was mad? I started off my comment by saying how I like the play. I was explaining the drawbacks of making those kinds of plays though. If someone is going to extort players to such a degree, they'll have to consider the potential consiquences for doing so. Other players becoming unhappy with that player and working against them is absolutely something that'll happen (even in tournament play), and when presented with an all else equal decision on who to trade with they certainly wouldn't be accepting an offer from the player who just extorted the table.
Super massive big brain move OMG🤯🤯 Me: (After watching all your videos & played like 1000 Catan games) I'm pretty sure I know all about Catan strategies now. You with this video: Guess again. 😂😂Hope teaching suits you well and hopefully see you again soon on Twitch👍👍
The last play wow ahah
Did anyone realize that the 1 st board is from the new yourk tournament semifinal
I though you had to round down when discarding cards so you would only keep 4 not 5 cards when you have 9. Which is the proper rule?
you round down how many you discard. For example with 9 cards you would discard 4, 10 you would discard 5, 11 you would discard 5
Hi Dylighted, what are your thoughts on playing expansions such as Cities and Knights or Seafarers? Would love to see some advanced tips for those.
Maybe for cities and knights, but I need to learn the game more before I give tips on that
The fabled dirty year of plenty 👀
I’ve never tracked cards in Catan. My brian doesn’t do such things easy. Maybe someday. I’m very competitive, but counting seems like a lot of work. Guess it would get easy after a while.
This is crazy
Fire
Ok that last one was the most evil thing I've ever heard in my life
Are you going to resume posting full games to your CZcams channel?
Yes I will!
@@DyLightedCatan I’m looking forward to watching them!
Damn he's good
those are some high IQ strats you got there, nice video, dylan! did you actually encounter those in game before, or was that just part of your stategic preparation?
the last technique looks insanely profitable, but definitly not something for friendly matches haha
btw the animation quality is amazing!! :)
Thank you! I encountered only a few of them (mono before you roll for both). I’ve been really trying hard on quality.
2:23 "We can calculate this by having perfect tracking".
Me, a rookie who can't track their own sheep count.
I love this channel, but most of these strategies rely on having year of plenty. Doesn't happen very often lol
Technically I would call these tactics rather than strategies, because a strategy is a long term plan to gain an advantage, whereas these are short term plans. Still very good information though.
Yeah the last strat is a no go if it's not a one-off tournament game with unique opponents. It is a bad move in a situation where your reputation persists.
Yep, well said!
Strategy 3: Monopolying sheep can also give you the win with the 2:1 sheep port for brick because if a 7 rolls we are at 7 cards and thus we don't discard the sheep and we win the game by building a settlement.
I want to see the full gameplay
These were made up scenarios so there isn’t a full gameplay of this
Me: Wow, I'm gonna use these strategies
Also Me: Wait, what cards does blue have again?
Hello Dylighted how have you been doing lately. Are you planning to compete in the Mind sports Olympiad? Also don't lose heart and stop posting your weekly videos if your previous fee videos haven't done as well as you expected. We all know how much effort you put into your videos and us loyal subscribers really appreciate it. Do keep up the good work. Thanks.
Holy Shit the Last one is amazing... So evil, so genius
I did the last one with my friends they DID NOT like it 😂
If only there was time to negotiate like that!!! Surprise, there is not 😭
For the first strat, why wouldn’t you year of plenty to get wheat sheep and buy another dev card to get rid of the ore, instead of 3:1 ore
0 dev cards in the bank
I bet those strats will help you come to Malta 😉
No guarantees, but will do my best.
Interesting
The last one is such a diqk move but whatever wins you the game am i right ?
The Last one is dirty
Here is a strat:
- You have a monopoly in hand only.
- Threaten to use your "knight" (down dev-card) to pull for eg wheat from an opponent.
- Instead make them commit a wheat trade for your ore.
- Then play the monopoly and get your ore back.
Only do this if you win the game immediately, or are sure you don't need any more trades :p.
That's dirty mono 2.0
Where is the next video bro, you promised that you'll post once a week
Lmao nice segway to the sponsorship
Thank you!
I knew all of them, but I think the last one wouldn't work here, if blue is a good player.. He should never give you more than one ressource for wood, because he earns it by 3 and 8 and still 2 rolls left :-D
Have you ever thought of using a Monopoly for 0 cards, so people think you are bad and win afterwards?
Hahahha
Come on man. Bring more content
There would be blood on the board after that last strategy lol. At least robbed for the rest of the game. But I guess pros are less likely to hold grudges?