Friendly robber limits the arena game

[Jontia]

There are plenty of arena games that require 4 players to start, and they do. Catan, which likely has one of the largest groups of players, would have no problem.

Would certainly be nice to have a bit of a change.

[Jontia]

Wow just realised the full extent of the problem.

• 3 players

• friendly robber

• random numbers

• easy start

no idea what easy start even means

The current arena setting are honestly ridiculous for any kind of competitive format. Does anyone other than the first player ever win with this setup?

[Henk21]

players just sit and build 6-8+ DV cards, then easily win.

Uhm, by that time you already should have won, considering they only had 2 villages and you several cities.

Also it's an option.

[Suoivax]

players just sit and build 6-8+ DV cards, then easily win.

Uhm, by that time you already should have won, considering they only had 2 villages and you several cities.

Also it's an option.

its not an option, its arena, its locked in.

[el cosimo]

Friendly robber and easy throwing enabled in arena? That are two options for not combative mode and arena is a combative mode. It doesn’t match on my eyes.. now the one that get first a village get targeted even someone get 5 dev cards and only 2

[DVC]

Wow just realised the full extent of the problem.

• 3 players

• friendly robber

• random numbers

• easy start

no idea what easy start even means

The current arena setting are honestly ridiculous for any kind of competitive format. Does anyone other than the first player ever win with this setup?

Yes, it is completely broken. I have been fighting to have a 4p Arena since the game went live in 2022. But each change by the so-called "gurus" makes it worse. It now has ALL the bad options, minimising the game's strategy - which is crazy in an Arena. Other games don't have this problem - why do we have it in Catan, one of the most-played games on the site? It's a great implementation, but it's being WASTED with these settings.

Easy Start means you reroll 7s for the first 2 rounds. You really don't need this AND Friendly Robber in any game.