CATAN
Should the number tokens be placed alphabetically or randomly in the base game setup?
The Set-Up, Variable section lists both the alphabetical method and the fully random alternative.
- CATAN rulebook · Rulebook · Set-Up, Variable
- grarrrg · Community · 2015-01-03
- markgravitygood · Community · 2011-05-19
Either. On the variable board, the lettered tokens go down in alphabetical order, starting at a corner of the island and proceeding counterclockwise toward the centre, skipping the desert. A fully random placement, with 6s and 8s kept apart, is the alternative the rulebook gives.