Picture yourself in the era of discoveries: after a long voyage of great deprivation, your ships have finally reached the coast of an uncharted island. Its name shall be Catan! But you are not the only discoverer. Other fearless seafarers have also landed on the shores of Catan: the race to settle the island has begun!

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 what resources the island produces. Players collect these resources (cards)—wood, grain, brick, sheep, or stone—to build up their civilizations to get to 10 victory points and win the game.

Setup includes randomly placing large hexagonal tiles (each showing a resource or the desert) in a honeycomb shape and surrounding them with water tiles, some of which contain ports of exchange. Number disks, which will correspond to die rolls (two 6-sided dice are used), are placed on each resource tile. Each player is given two settlements (think: houses) and roads (sticks) which are, in turn, placed on intersections and borders of the resource tiles. Players collect a hand of resource cards based on which hex tiles their last-placed house is adjacent to. A robber pawn is placed on the desert tile.

A turn consists of possibly playing a development card, rolling the dice, everyone (perhaps) collecting resource cards based on the roll and position of houses (or upgraded cities—think: hotels) unless a 7 is rolled, turning in resource cards (if possible and desired) for improvements, trading cards at a port, and trading resource cards with other players. If a 7 is rolled, the active player moves the robber to a new hex tile and steals resource cards from other players who have built structures adjacent to that tile.

Points are accumulated by building settlements and cities, having the longest road and 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), he announces his total and claims the win.

Catan has won multiple awards and is one of the most popular games in recent history due to its amazing ability to appeal to experienced gamers as well as those new to the hobby. In 2015, it was formally renamed Catan to better represent itself as the core and base game of the Catan series.

Catan: Afrikaans Edition
Jy bevind jou in die tyd van ontdekkingsreisigers. Jou skip het na ’n lang tog vol ontberinge die kus van ’n onbekende eiland bereik – die eiland van CATAN! Jy is egter nie die enigste avonturier nie. Ook ander onverskrokke ontdekkers het langs die kus van CATAN geland: die stryd om kolonisasie het begin. Die vroue en mans van jou ekspedisie stig die eerste twee nedersettings. Gelukkig is die land vrugbaar en ryk aan grondstowwe. Jy lê strate aan en boudorpe wat vinnig tot stede groei.

Now five to six players can sail into the uncharted and explore and settle the mysterious islands near Catan! The 5-6 Player Expansion for The Seafarers of Catan allows you to add 1-2 more opponents without sacrificing ease of play. Try one of ten new exciting scenarios! Designed for 5-6 players, it adds even more drama to the award-winning game of seafaring, exploration, and trade.

This game requires The Settlers of Catan, The Settlers of Catan 5/6 player extension, and the Seafarers 3-4 expansion to play.

In Catan: Cities & Knights you engage in the defense of Catan and compete to build the three great metropolises of Catan.

Each of these magnificent urban centers is even more valuable than a city. They're also immune to the dangerous barbarians. Invest in city improvements, which you acquire using three commodities of trade: coin, paper, and cloth. If you improve your culture, muster your knights, and enrich your fine cities, you will be the master of the great realm of Catan!

A game expansion for 3-4 players

Delve deep into Catan! In Catan: Traders & Barbarians you'll find lots of cool new ways to explore Klaus Teuber's award-winning game series. You can now play with just 2 players!

Add a harbormaster, a friendly robber, or special events. Play with a wealth of new wooden pieces, board tiles and capabilities. Even link your games to create an intriguing campaign.

Use these 4 variants and 5 scenarios to reinvent your Catan experience! 5 Challenging New Scenarios:The Fishermen of Catan- Fish in the great lake or try casting in rich coastal shoals. A fresh, expanded and updated version!

The Rivers of Catan- Not one, but two great rivers invite flourishing commerce. Bridge them en route to glory and wealth.

The Caravans- Nomads of the oasis seek wool and grain. Camel caravans offer rich trade opportunities. Barbarian Attack- Eager for booty, vile barbarians land and occupy Catan's fertile shores. Brave knights unite and ride to battle against the invaders. Traders & Barbarians- Your wagons transport fine marble, glass, tools and sand to help restore Catan's great castle. Combine these novel scenarios to create a refreshing, compelling campaign! A game Expansion for 3-4 player

Catan: Explorers & Pirates includes 5 novel scenarios, each of which builds upon your previous experience.

All are easy to learn, rich in character and lots of fun. In each, you explore an unknown sea by ship and build settlements on the discovered islands.

Scenario 1 (“Land Ho!”) introduces you to valuable harbor settlements, ship-building, exploration and overseas settlement-the most important basic rules of this expansion. Each subsequent scenario introduces a new mission and its simple new rules.

The game culminates in Scenario 5 (“Explorers & Pirates”), which incorporates all of these very rich new themes in a diverse and exciting campaign of bold exploration and piracy!

You need Catan: The Board Game in order to use this

In Catan: Seafarers Expansion you control a group of bold seafaring settlers exploring and taming the wild, uncharted Isles of Catan. Each game brings you to new seas and new lands. You might even discover the precious gold fields (a very valuable new terrain). Every game is unique and full of fun!

Embark on an epic quest to settle the home island, build ships, and chart nearby waters. Guide your brave seafarers to victory through cunning trades and wise development. Be first to create new sea lanes and settle the newly-discovered isles.

The best strategy and a nice dash of luck decide who will be the undisputed ruler of the rich Isles of Catan!

This is not a stand-alone game. A copy of Catan is required to play

With this extension you can play all five exciting Catan Traders and Barbarians™ scenarios with up to six players. Now you'll face even more competition from your fellow settlers as you struggle to survive and prosper on the island of Catan. Components include 43 game pieces, 12 knights six of each color - 6 bridges three of each color, 2 wagons one of each color - 12 barbarians bronze color, 11 camels brown color, 24 cards, 2 cards for "The Fishermen of Catan", 2 sets of cards for "Traders and Barbarians", 12 terrain tiles and fishing ground tiles, 16 gold coin counters 8 small, 8 large, 2 Special "Poor Settler" Cards or Tiles, 18 commodity tokens, 14 fish tokens, and one rules booklet.

Requires The Settlers of Catan, The Setters of Catan 5-6 player Extortio and Traders & Barbarians of Catan to play.

Now five to six players can explore and settle Catan!

In the Catan: 5-6 Player Extension you control a group of settlers exploring and taming the uncharted lands of Catan.
Embark on a quest to settle the rich island, competing against more opponents for added fun.
Add 1-2 more friends or family without sacrificing ease of play.
Add green and brown settlers and expand your island with 2 more harbors and 11 unique, new terrain tiles.

This is NOT a complete game! It is only a game extension for 5-6 players. You need a Catan game (aka The Settlers of Catan) in order to play with this extension!

Settlers of Catan: 5th Edition Explorers and Pirates 5-6 Player Extension. Up to 6 players can settle Catan and enjoy the missions with pirate lairs, fishing grounds, and indigenous villages.

p>Please note: You will need The Settlers of Catan Base Game, the Explorers & Pirates expansion, and both the Base Game 5-6 player extension and this Explorers & Pirates 5-6 player extension

Catan Geographies: New England
Catan: New England is an expansion for The Settlers of Catan that requires all of the components from that game in order to play other than the hex-shaped resource tiles. Instead of creating an island from those tiles, players compete for resources and building locations on a fixed map that features the six states that comprise New England in the U.S.: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Explore the seas! Catan: Junior introduces a modified playing style of the classic Settlers of Catan, giving players as young as five a perfect introduction to the Catan series of games.

Catan: Junior takes place on a ring of islands where 2 to 4 players build hideouts and encounter the mysterious Spooky Island, where the Ghost Captain lives. Each island generates a specific resource: wood, goats, molasses or swords, and players can acquire gold. Each player starts with two pirate hideouts on different islands, and they can use the resources they acquire to build ships, hideouts or get help from Coco the Parrot. By building ships, they can expand their network; the more hideouts they build, the more resources they may receive. Just watch out for the dreaded Ghost Captain!

Be the first player to control seven pirate hideouts, and you win!

What sets this apart from the previous Die Siedler von Catan: Junior:

This game is playable with two as it comes with a two-player map.
The three- and four-player map is larger and is more symmetrical, so that two of the colors don't operate at a disadvantage.
The map now shows die faces rather than numbers for resource production.
Many of the event cards have been removed to make the game simpler.
There are no cards in the game only tiles for more durability.
There are no longer harbors in the game. In the original game you had to set up the board with random secret harbor tiles that allow for better trades with the bank. Now the trading to the bank is simpler and can be done from the beginning and doesn't require people to build to the harbors.
The resources are different.
There is a race for the Coco the Parrot tiles (rather than 'CoCo Helps' cards) and those that have the most get to put an extra piece on the board (one step closer to winning), tied players take their piece off the island and leave it vacated.
The market is now a part of the board, and can be traded into only once on your turn
By default, Trading with other players is excluded and only part of the "advanced game". In Die Siedler von Catan: Junior trading with other players could be excluded to simplify the game.




As in Die Siedler von Catan: Junior you can't chain ships, you must build a pirate lair before continuing on.