Better Settlers

The Better Settlers is now available for for Android owners. The application is designed for use in English language. It weighs in at only 10MB to download. The new Better Settlers app version Varieswithdevice has been updated on 2014-11-25.
Bottom Line: For more information about Better Settlers check developer Andrew Flynn `s website : http://bettersettlers.com

If you play Catan you should have this It will equalize your board layouts to prevent unfair starting positions and make the game more dynamic It also has a roll tracker to check how even your dice are                     Reis Galvan

Does what it should games played with these boards definitely feel more balanced There should be an option to fix shores and decks since some versions of Catan shores are fixated                     Mario Heredia

the ports are a little tricky but I just covered up unused ports with unused numbers I put ports as close to edge of tiles as possible without covering up the tile itself then I explained to everyone what that means I wish ports used the docks drawn on the board I wish the app constrained board setups to just use those port positions or at least gave you that option I also struggled with figuring out which initial spots on the board are best I wish that ui was improved                     Devin Rhode

Helps a lot with setup and ensures variety The suggestions for where to build are cheap if you use them with your friends but they re interesting to read to help you learn about strategies in setup If you play settlers i definitely recommend the app                     Temujin 1206

The app is top notch for any player who enjoys the game of Catan It does exactly what it says it does and shuffles the board fairly to make the game more interesting for everyone                     Christian Schick

Very useful Very balanced Use it on every catan game we play                     Miguel Eduardo Torres Moreno

Great app but doesn t work for the portable edition An update shouldn t be too hard it would just need Desert fixed in the middle Fixed number positions Fixed port slots Add an option that would address these and it would be a five star app             Mike Connelly

Great app Need more scenarios as map seem to be repeating after some plays Also there should be an option to load back the previously generated map as exiting app accidentally resets it                 Saurabh Srivastava

Use it each time we play Catan Thank you                     David Holze

The perfect app for its purpose Simple and straightforward and saves a lot of time                     Lukas Quint

Everything has been great so far with this app Great work                     Ernesto Castro

Simple and easy to use                     Matthew White

Super app for Catan                     Francois Lachance

Loved the ranking of starting hexes                     Dakoda Morrison

Well thought out                 Victor Martens

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             No 3 player seafarers adam borawski

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             Chris Gingell

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                     Solid and simple Jason Lavalleur

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                 Like But Needs One Thing Daniel Casciato

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             It s too balanced John Wells

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                 How similar to Catan Assist Kay

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                 Awesome Emily Lay

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                 Pretty good Noam Radcliffe

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                 Fun and useful app Evan Borgman

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                     Don t understand why not higher A Google user

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         seems usefull help fish

My only complaint is that the generated ports do not match up to the settlers ports on the game board One or two connections are always wrong during set up Please fix                     Awesome app Kyle Meador

Im always building boards when we play and getting the numbers fair is always a problem This little miracle helps immensely                 Nice little app Thomas Stafford

I couldn t find the instructions or figure out how to play Sounds like a great app but an instruction screen would be very welcome for new players         Confused Emily Lee

But I wish you guys would incorporate the newest 4th edition which has been our now since 2007 It uses frame pieces and not sea hexes for the border Also the shape for seafarers is not the same It can t be that hard to make an option for both editions                 Best Catan setup app Matt Bauler

As the title describes we use multiple generators and this is the most popular among my friends Not only does it set a very fair board that allows even the furthest behind player to catch up and win but it also comes with analytical placements to help new players learn strategic value Best application I ve used so far and I hope there is a way I can donate so developers like this can prosper                     My friends all prefer my generator Anthony Liang

Prior to uninstalling this piece of garbage I just want to warn people that it s just a game board It gave me no options for gameplay and was utterly confusing to operate DONT INSTALL THIS     Devon Lowe

This app has really helped improve my normal games of Catan with my friends However I recently bought Star Trek Catan and wanted to use this app to help setup those boards It worked for the tiles on the map once I figured out the equivalent resources between games and color coded them appropriately to match the app However the color coded trade ports in the app don t match those in ST Catan Without that I am not sure if the games are as balanced as they could be Otherwise great app                 Pretty good but Kevin Rodriguez

Simple to use yet does exactly what it s needed for I wouldn t mind nicer graphics but that s me being nit picky 5                     Amardeep

Fair game Will continue to try but wow It has a good idea of balence but at a very huge loss of better ideas Best use it only for tile placement as no hex is the same as those next to it         I ve seen it produce only 1 Timothy Robles

This app is absolutely amazing Where catan games with maps from the booklet or made by hand can have a few supergood and a few very bad spots These maps are way more fair                     Fair maps Samuel Hoogerwerf

Makes games way more intense It helps prevent having one player who is never in contention which seems to happen a lot otherwise                     Better Catan Patrick McDaniel

Maked setting up a breeze This FREE app is everything you could ask for and more While minor tweaks and adjustments can make this extraordinary such as more details to the hexes and brief explanations for setup to help beginners get started                     Great for moderate and seasoned Settlers Jackie Ho