The settlers of Catan basis game costs $36.40 delivered. In this price about $16.40 postage is included. Those will not increase if you also put in other items such as add-ons for the basis game or other games. The cheapest price I could find for the basis game is $59.99 plus shipping.
Yes the instructions in the game are in German but they can be easily obtained from the internet.
Here are the links:
- Settlers of Catan: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3440693015/ref=ox_sc_act_tit…
- Seafarers add on: http://www.amazon.de/Kosmos-6940120-Siedler-Catan-Seefahrer/…
- Towns and knights add on: http://www.amazon.de/Kosmos-6950190-Siedler-St%C3%A4dte-Ritt…
- Basis game 5-6 player add on: http://www.amazon.de/Kosmos-693510-Siedler-Erg%C3%A4nzungsse…
- Traders and barbarians add on: http://www.amazon.de/Kosmos-6933050-Siedler-H%C3%A4ndler-Bar…
- Towns and knights 5-6 player add on: http://www.amazon.de/Kosmos-6955140-Siedler-Erg%C3%A4nzung-S…
- Traders and barbarians 5-6 player add on: http://www.amazon.de/Kosmos-6934040-Siedler-Barbaren-Erg%C3%…
The basis game and the seafarers add-on are also available in English (more expensive than the German edition but if you buy more than one still considerably cheaper than buying in Australia):
- Settlers of Catan: http://www.amazon.de/Mayfair-03061-Settlers-Catan-NEW/dp/B00…
- Seafarers of Catan: http://www.amazon.de/MFG3063-Seafarers-of-Catan/dp/B000W7G78…
IF you look a bit on the site, you will find that the add ons are also available in the English version (bit more expensive than the German version).
If you buy make sure you buy all German or all English as apparently the add-ons for one do not work with the other.
Other games that are cheaper overseas you could put in:
- Twister: http://www.amazon.de/MB-Spiele-98831100-Twister-Neuauflage/d…
- Original Rummikub: http://www.amazon.de/Jumbo-17571-Original-Rummikub-Classic/d…
- Scotland Yard: http://www.amazon.de/Ravensburger-26117-Scotland-Spiel-Jahre…
- Pictionary: http://www.amazon.de/Mattel-H9166-Pictionary-Mania/dp/B0009T…
- The crazy labyrinth: http://www.amazon.de/Ravensburger-26446-Das-verr%C3%BCckte-L…
- Rubik's Cube: http://www.amazon.de/Jumbo-Spiele-00741-Rubiks-Zauberw%C3%BC…
- Electronic battleship: http://www.amazon.de/Hasbro-38194100-Parker-Elektronisches-B…
- Kingdom Builder (game of year 2012) multilanguage: http://www.amazon.de/Queen-Games-60833-Kingdom-mehsprachig/d… (is on backorder so will take longer for delivery)
- Britannia (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Fantasy-Flight-Games-VA19-Britannia/dp/…
- Valley games - Titan (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Valley-Games-Titan-englische-Ausgabe/dp…
- Settlers of the stone age (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Settlers-Stone-Age-englischsprachige-Ve…
- Ubongo extreme (English version): http://www.amazon.de/Z-Man-Games-7035-Extreme-englische/dp/B…
- La Strada (English version): http://www.amazon.de/MFG3304-La-Strada-englischsprachige-Ver…
- Quo Vadis (English version): http://www.amazon.de/MFG0490-Quo-Vadis-englischsprachige-Ver…
- Neuroshima (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Z-Man-Games-7027-Neuroshima-englische/d…
- Kingsburg (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Fantasy-Flight-Games-KB01-Kingsburg/dp/…
- Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett) (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Mayfair-MFG4103-Pillars-englischsprachi…
- Poker suitcase/Pokerset with 500 chips: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0081EZ43U/ref=ox_sc_act_tit…
- Garibaldi (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Fantasy-Flight-Games-VA54-Garibaldi/dp/…
- Amazonas (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/MFG3307-Amazonas-englischsprachige-Vers…
- Im Schutze der Burg (In the protection of the castle, English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Eggert-Spiele-35027-Schutze-englische/d…
- Duel of the giants (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Z-Man-Games-7051-Duel-Giants/dp/B0040M1…
- Kings and Things (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Z-Man-Games-7043-englische-Ausgabe/dp/B…
- Akham Horror:Kingsport Horror (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Fantasy-Flight-Games-VA53-Kingsport/dp/…
- Inca Empire (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Z-Man-Games-7058-englische-Ausgabe/dp/B…
- Village (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Pegasus-Spiele-54510G-englische-Kenners…
- Puerto Rico (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Rio-Grande-Games-195-englische/dp/B0000…
- Batik Couleur (English edition): http://www.amazon.de/Gigamic-1229-Couleur-englischsprachige-…
ok i know the game itself wouldn't matter what language it is in(if you know how to play the game you won't need to read anything) but would the manual or the words on the box be in english?