CATAN

format_list_numbered Rank
573
weight Weight
2.29 / 5
hotel_class Rating
7.09
group Players
3 - 4
timer Play Time
60 - 120
calendar_month Year
1995
Description

In CATAN (formerly The Settlers of Catan), players try to be the dominant force on the island of Catan by building settlements, cities and roads. On each turn dice are rolled to determine which resources the island produces. Players build structures by 'spending' resources (sheep, wheat, wood, brick and ore) which are represented by the relevant resource cards; each land type, with the exception of the unproductive desert, produces a specific resource: hills produce brick, forests produce wood, mountains produce ore, fields produce wheat, and pastures produce sheep. Set-up includes randomly placing large hexagonal tiles (each depicting one of the five resource-producing terrain types--or the desert) in a honeycomb shape and surrounding them with water tiles, some of which contain ports of exchange. A number disk, the value of which will correspond to the roll of two 6-sided dice, are placed on each terrain tile. Each player is given two settlements (think: houses) and roads (sticks) which are placed on intersections and borders of the terrain tiles. Players collect a hand of resource cards based on which terrain tiles their last-placed settlement is adjacent to. A robber pawn is placed on the desert tile. A turn consists of rolling the dice, collecting resource cards based on this dice roll and the position of settlements (or upgraded cities—think: hotels), turning in resource cards (if possible and desired) for improvements, trading cards at a port, possibly playing a development card, or trading resource cards with other players. If the dice roll is a 7, the active player moves the robber to a new terrain tile and steals a resource card from another player who has a settlement adjacent to that tile. Points are accumulated by building settlements and cities, having the longest road or the largest army (from some of the development cards), and gathering certain development cards that simply award victory points. When a player has gathered 10 points (some of which may be held in secret), s/he announces this and claims the win.

Expansions (95)
  • 20 Jahre Darmstadt Spielt
  • Brettspiel Adventskalender 2015
  • Catan Austria / Wien meets Catan
  • Catan Cenários: Portugal
  • Catan Geographies: Austria
  • Catan Geographies: Bayern Edition
  • Catan Geographies: Corsica
  • Catan Geographies: Georgia
  • Catan Geographies: Kennessee
  • Catan Geographies: Mallorca
  • Catan Geographies: North Rhine – Westphalia
  • Catan Geographies: Rickshaw Run
  • Catan Geographies: Settlers of Hesse
  • Catan Geographies: The Carolinas
  • Catan Länderszenarien: Polen
  • Catan Rhein-Main-Neckar
  • Catan Scenario: Crop Trust
  • Catan Scenario: Durango
  • Catan Scenario: Malta
  • Catan Scenarios: Easter Bunny
  • Catan Scenarios: #WeStayHome
  • Catan Scenarios: Big Game Big Honor
  • Catan Scenarios: Catanimals
  • Catan Scenarios: Frenemies
  • Catan Scenarios: Global Warming
  • Catan Scenarios: Helpers of Catan
  • Catan Scenarios: Oil Springs
  • Catan: 5-6 Player Extension
  • Catan: Catakatoa
  • Catan: Catan Day 2015 Exclusive Expansion
  • CATAN: Cities & Knights
  • Catan: Cities & Knights – 5-6 Player Extension
  • Catan: Cities & Knights – Legend of the Conquerors
  • Catan: Delmarva
  • Catan: Die Stoffräuber
  • Catan: Event Cards
  • CATAN: Explorers & Pirates
  • Catan: Explorers & Pirates – 5-6 Player Extension
  • CATAN: Hawai'i Scenario
  • Catan: High Priests of the Inkas
  • Catan: Indiana & Ohio
  • Catan: New England
  • Catan: New York
  • Catan: Penn-Jersey
  • Catan: Playmat Atoll
  • Catan: Playmat Desert
  • Catan: Playmat Gold
  • Catan: Playmat Island
  • CATAN: Seafarers
  • Catan: Seafarers – 5-6 Player Extension
  • Catan: Seafarers Scenario – Legend of the Sea Robbers
  • Catan: Seefahrer – 20 Jahre Jubiläums-Edition
  • CATAN: Soccer Fever Scenario
  • Catan: Szenario Der Kölner Dom
  • CATAN: The Helpers
  • CATAN: The Helpers – Leader of the Flock
  • CATAN: Traders & Barbarians
  • Catan: Traders & Barbarians – 5-6 Player Extension
  • CATAN: Treasures, Dragons & Adventurers
  • Der Hafenmeister
  • Heroes & Capitols (fan expansion for Settlers of Catan)
  • Hexen, Zauberer & Drachen (fan expansion for Catan: Cities and Knights)
  • Katani pankur
  • Kirche, Glaube & Reformation (fan expansion for Catan: Cities and Knights)
  • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Diamanten
  • De Kolonisten van Catan: De drie Handelsteden van Noord-Nederland
  • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Koloniën
  • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Specialisten
  • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Wereldwonderen
  • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Woestijnruiters
  • De Kolonisten van Catan: Het Grote Kanaal
  • Mayfair Game Variants & Mini-Expansions Set #1
  • Mayfair Games' Limited Edition Promo Expansion Set #17
  • Die Pioniere (fan expansion for The Settlers of Catan)
  • Saggsen-Gadan: De säggs'schn Siedler / Catan-OFFENSIVE in Chemnitz
  • Settlers of Catan Scenario: The Jungle
  • Settlers of Catan Scenario: The Volcano
  • The Settlers of Catan: The Fishermen of Catan
  • The Settlers of Catan: The Great River
  • Settlers of New Catan (and extra modules)
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Atlantis – Szenarien & Varianten
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Cheops
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Das Buch zum Spielen
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Der Schokoladenmarkt
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Die große Karawane
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Hispania Edition
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Historische Szenarien
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Historische Szenarien II
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Hochzeitsturm
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Renaissance in der Steiermark & Burgbau auf Chaffenberch
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Rincewind und der Tourist / Die Gilden von Ankh-Morpork
  • Die Siedler von Catan: Thüringen Edition
  • Die Siedler von Luxemburg
  • The Siege (fan expansion for Catan)
  • World Wonders (fan expansion for Catan)