Thursday, January 27, 2022

Catan (Settlers of Catan)

Catan (formerly, Settlers of Catan), invented by German Klaus Teuber, won the Speil des Jahre in 1995. It is one of the most popular board games in the world, selling over 32 million copies and is available in 40 languages. This is a trading and resource development game where players build settlements, cities, and roads to connect them as they settle the island of Catan. A few expansions are available, and many variations of the game have been produced based on different themes.




Expansions available for Catan base model: Seafarers, Explorers & Pirates, Traders & Barbarians and Cities & Knights.

Additional scenarios for the base game: Crop Trust; Oil Springs; Big Game, Big Honor; Helpers of Catan; Frenemies; and eleven regional varieties.

Alternate stand-alone games: A Game of Thrones Catan, Starfarers, Rise of  the Inkas, Family Edition, Settlers of America, and Rivals for Catan (which has its own particular expansions: Age of Enlightenment and Age of Darkness).

There are also a few portable versions: Catan Traveler, Struggle for Catan, Catan Dice Game, and Catan Logic Puzzle.

See a video on game play of Catan here.

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