In order to settle the region of Delmarva, you need the game pieces and cards from The Settlers of Catan® game. You will also need additional markers for seafood and coal commodities and victory point (VP) tokens; you can use Catan chips from the Seafarers® expansion, or alternatively coins. The standard Catan game rules apply to this scenario, with a few exceptions.

“DELMARVA”

WEST VIRGINIA (The “Mountain State“)

Once simply the independent minded western counties of the Old Dominion, West Virginia sepa- rated from Virginia at beginning of the American Civil War. It was admitted as a largely free and separate state two years later, in 1863. It is now 41st in size and 37th in population. While its main waterway (the New/Kanawha) feeds the Ohio River (its western border), and its springs give birth to divergent watersheds (e.g., Potomac and Cumberland Rivers), it is the only state which entirely lies within ancient, rugged, highland “Appalachia.“ Its countless mountains, high valleys, and complex topography spawned vibrant logging and coal mining industries, and a tumultuous political and labor history. West Virginia encompasses one of the most densely karstic areas in the world, home to cool trout streams and complex cave networks. So, the Mountain State is a center for scientific research and outdoor recreation: including caving, skiing, whitewater rafting, fish- ing, hiking, mountain biking, and hunting.

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (The “Nation‘s Capital“)

Founded on July 16, 1790, the City of Washington was created as a result of a compromise that relocated the United States capital south from New York City to a square of land on the Potomac River—10 miles on a side—carved from Maryland and Virginia. The 31.7 square mile southern portion, returned in 1846, is now Arlington County, VA. The city remained a municipal part of the Territory of Columbia until 1871, when the Territory was unified as the “District of Columbia.“ Washington, D.C. is largely the design of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, a French-born architect and planner who served as a military engineer with Major General Lafayette during the American Revolutionary War. George Washington commissioned him in 1791, to plan the layout of the new capital. D.C. forms the core of the Washington Metro Area, America‘s 9th-largest urban region.

VIRGINIA (The “Old Dominion“)

Virginia was long home to numerous indigenous settlements when the Virginia Company of London established a settlement at Jamestown in 1607. The Virginia Colony became the first permanent New World English settlement. Its state legislature is the oldest in the Americas and became a center of the American Revolution. As the oldest, most populated, and most powerful of the 13 rebellious colonies, a very agrarian Virginia provided many of America‘s early leaders: including George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Marshall, Thomas Jefferson, George Rodgers Clark, James Madison, James Monroe, and George Mason. Birthplace of 8 presidents, it is rich in history. Displaced Indians and African American slaves form the bedrock of its origins and development. Much of the American Civil War was fought in Virginia, for Richmond served as capital of the Confederacy (1861-65). The Common- wealth of Virginia ranks only 35th in size, but 12th in population, among states. Virginia‘s rich and diverse economy in- cludes: mining and timber in the west and southwest; agriculture and meat processing in the south, the Shenandoah Valley, and Eastern Shore; high technology firms (e.g., network, telecom, computer chips, and satellite development), major associations, and federal facilities (e.g., the CIA, Pentagon, and Quantico) in the northeast; and numerous military facilities in the east and southeast, notably around Hampton Roads. It is named for Elizabeth I, the “Virgin Queen.“

MARYLAND (The “Free State“)

Born out a 1629 Royal Charter to George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore, Maryland was intended as a Catholic haven and named for the Henrietta Maria, Queen-Consort to King Charles I of Eng- land. It was first settled in 1634. As one of the rebellious 13 original English colonies, it became part of the young United States in 1781. In 1788 Maryland became the 7th state to ratify the Constitution. While a slave state, it harbored a large free African American population and remained loyal during the Civil War. It bears two nicknames: the Old Line State and the Free State. Comparable in size to Belgium, Maryland ranks but 42nd in state size. Still, it is 19th in population and Marylanders enjoy the nation‘s highest state median household income. The rich Chesapeake Bay provides the state with traditionally abundant—but recently threatened—populations of blue crabs, crustaceans, and fish. Its plentiful seabirds include numerous eagles. Maryland is home to vibrant biomedical, aeronautics, and marine industries.

DELAWARE (The “First State“)

Once 3 counties in SE Pennsylvania, Delaware is located in the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and is the second smallest state in area (after Rhode Island), and 45th in population, but 6th in population density. A flat, sandy region of farms and wetlands, it was first explored by Europeans in the 16th century. Delaware was inhabited by several groups of Algonquian Native Americans—including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south— when it was initially colonized in 1631 by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael (by the present town of Lewes on the Delaware Shore). Swedes established Fort Christina (now Wilmington) in 1638. After passing through Dutch and Maryland hands, Delaware passed to William Penn in 1682. It became an independent colony in 1704, and one of the 13 rebel colonies in the American Revolution. On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution, thus becoming known as “The First State.“ It is now a major petrochemical, dairy, and poultry producer.