Daily Board Analysis

Daily Catan Board Insight for May 29, 2025

Plan around limited sheep.

Daily Verdict Board Best Starts Top Pairs Seat Advice How to Read History
road-race port-driven polarized explosive sheep-scarce
Setup ID
1127
Saved At
2026-02-03 22:03:07
Port Slots
9
Top Pairs
20

Daily Verdict

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I08. Without sheep production, new settlements and development cards will need a trade. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I08 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

  • The board produces relatively little sheep, ore; secure a source or a way to trade for it.
  • The board has more wood production than most other resources; check whether a matching harbor fits your opening.
  • Keep I13 in mind if you want to focus on city upgrades.
  • These are starting plans, not promises: dice, the robber and other players can change them.
  • Compare the numbers as long-run averages, not a countdown to your next build.

Board & Intersection Map

The board below shows all settlement intersections, top starts, and the strongest opening pair directly on the map.

Intersection map
All Ixx settlement spots are shown directly on the board.
Top 10 overall
Best pair spots
Best pair link
Wheat 2 2 T1 Brick 6 6 T2 Wood 8 8 T3 Sheep 11 11 T4 Sheep 12 12 T5 Wheat 5 5 T6 Ore 4 4 T7 Brick 6 6 T8 Ore 4 4 T9 Desert T10 Sheep 11 11 T11 Sheep 3 3 T12 Wood 8 8 T13 Brick 10 10 T14 Wood 10 10 T15 Wheat 3 3 T16 Wood 9 9 T17 Wheat 9 9 T18 Ore 5 5 T19 I01 = Brick 6 / Wheat 2 I01 I02 = Sheep 12 / Brick 6 / Wheat 2 I02 I03 = Sheep 12 / Sheep 11 / Wheat 2 I03 I04 = Sheep 11 / Wheat 2 I04 I05 = Wheat 2 I05 I06 = Wheat 2 I06 I07 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 I07 I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5 I08 1 I09 = Sheep 12 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5 I09 8 I10 = Brick 6 I10 I11 = Wood 8 I11 I12 = Wood 8 / Ore 4 I12 I13 = Wood 8 / Wheat 5 / Ore 4 I13 3 I14 = Wood 8 I14 I15 = Sheep 12 / Sheep 11 / Ore 4 I15 I16 = Sheep 11 / Brick 6 / Ore 4 I16 10 I17 = Sheep 11 / Brick 6 I17 I18 = Sheep 11 I18 I19 = Sheep 12 / Wheat 5 I19 I20 = Sheep 12 / Ore 4 I20 I21 = Sheep 11 / Wheat 5 / Ore 4 I21 I22 = Sheep 11 / Wheat 5 I22 I23 = Ore 4 I23 I24 = Ore 4 / Sheep 3 I24 I25 = Sheep 11 / Ore 4 / Sheep 3 I25 I26 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Ore 4 I26 2 I27 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 I27 I28 = Brick 6 I28 I29 = Brick 6 I29 I30 = Brick 10 / Ore 4 I30 I31 = Brick 10 / Wood 8 / Ore 4 I31 5 I32 = Sheep 11 / Wood 10 I32 I33 = Brick 10 / Wood 10 I33 I34 = Sheep 11 / Sheep 3 / Wheat 3 I34 I35 = Sheep 11 / Wood 10 / Wheat 3 I35 I36 = Sheep 3 I36 I37 = Sheep 3 I37 I38 = Sheep 3 / Wheat 3 I38 I39 = Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wood 8 I39 7 I40 = Wood 9 / Wood 8 I40 I41 = Wood 8 I41 I42 = Brick 10 / Wood 10 / Wheat 9 I42 I43 = Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wheat 9 I43 4 I44 = Wood 10 / Ore 5 / Wheat 3 I44 I45 = Wood 10 / Wheat 9 / Ore 5 I45 6 I46 = Wheat 3 I46 I47 = Ore 5 / Wheat 3 I47 I48 = Wood 9 / Wheat 9 I48 9 I49 = Wood 9 I49 I50 = Wood 9 I50 I51 = Wheat 9 / Ore 5 I51 I52 = Wheat 9 I52 I53 = Ore 5 I53 I54 = Ore 5 I54 3:1 3:1 3:1 3:1 Sheep Sheep Brick Brick 3:1 3:1 Wood Wood Ore Ore Wheat Wheat 3:1 3:1

Best Starting Intersections

Human-readable spot descriptions included
# Intersection Description Overall
1 I08 Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5 19.66
2 I26 Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Ore 4 17.96
3 I13 Wood 8 / Wheat 5 / Ore 4 17.22
4 I43 Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wheat 9 16.42
5 I31 Brick 10 / Wood 8 / Ore 4 16.16
6 I45 Wood 10 / Wheat 9 / Ore 5 16.02
7 I39 Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wood 8 15.68
8 I09 Sheep 12 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5 15.62
9 I48 Wood 9 / Wheat 9 15.28
10 I16 Sheep 11 / Brick 6 / Ore 4 15.05

Best City Starts

  1. I13 = Wood 8 / Wheat 5 / Ore 4
    City score: 9.90
  2. I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
    City score: 9.68
  3. I45 = Wood 10 / Wheat 9 / Ore 5
    City score: 9.58
  4. I26 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
    City score: 9.34
  5. I21 = Sheep 11 / Wheat 5 / Ore 4
    City score: 8.46

Best Road Starts

  1. I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
    Road score: 12.89
  2. I26 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
    Road score: 11.53
  3. I39 = Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wood 8
    Road score: 10.49
  4. I43 = Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wheat 9
    Road score: 10.44
  5. I31 = Brick 10 / Wood 8 / Ore 4
    Road score: 9.81

Top Opening Pairs

These are the strongest theoretical two-settlement openings based on production, resource coverage and port synergy.

Top pair

Score: 56.05
I26 + I08
I26 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
Combined resources: brick, wood, wheat, ore

Pair 2

Score: 53.42
I39 + I08
I39 = Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wood 8
I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
Combined resources: brick, wood, wheat

Pair 3

Score: 53.36
I31 + I08
I31 = Brick 10 / Wood 8 / Ore 4
I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
Combined resources: brick, wood, wheat, ore

Pair 4

Score: 53.33
I16 + I08
I16 = Sheep 11 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
Combined resources: brick, wood, wheat, sheep, ore

Pair 5

Score: 53.04
I45 + I08
I45 = Wood 10 / Wheat 9 / Ore 5
I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
Combined resources: brick, wood, wheat, ore

Pair 6

Score: 52.41
I13 + I26
I13 = Wood 8 / Wheat 5 / Ore 4
I26 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
Combined resources: wood, wheat, ore, brick

Seat Advice

Player 1

  • I08
    Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
  • I26
    Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
  • I13
    Wood 8 / Wheat 5 / Ore 4

Player 2

  • I26
    Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
  • I31
    Brick 10 / Wood 8 / Ore 4
  • I16
    Sheep 11 / Brick 6 / Ore 4

Player 3

  • I39
    Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wood 8
  • I43
    Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wheat 9
  • I40
    Wood 9 / Wood 8

Best Player 4 Recovery Pairs

I26 + I08
I26 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
I39 + I08
I39 = Brick 10 / Wood 9 / Wood 8
I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
I31 + I08
I31 = Brick 10 / Wood 8 / Ore 4
I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5
I16 + I08
I16 = Sheep 11 / Brick 6 / Ore 4
I08 = Wood 8 / Brick 6 / Wheat 5

How to Read This Map

What is an I-spot?

Each Ixx marker is one possible settlement intersection on the board. The labels on the map let you connect the analysis directly to visible board positions.

How are pairs ranked?

Pair scores combine production, diversity, resource coverage, number overlap and port synergy. The goal is to identify strong theoretical two-settlement openings.

About the analysis

This page is based on the generated board configuration, not on played match outcomes. It evaluates the map structurally: numbers, resource balance, port access, intersection strength and opening flexibility.

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