The Settlers of Catan (1995)

In 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 to build up their civilizations to get to 10 victory points and win the game. Multi-award-winning and one of the most popular games in recent history due to its amazing ability to appeal to non-gamers and gamers alike.

Die Siedler von Catan was originally published by Kosmos and has gone through multiple editions. It was licensed by Mayfair and has undergone at least 4 editions as Settlers of Catan. It has also been re-published in a travel edition by Kosmos and in yet another edition for Japan/Asia, Settlers of Catan: Rockman Edition.

Settlers of Catan is the original game in the Catan Series.

Expanded by:

• Catan: Seafarers
• Catan: Cities & Knights
• Catan: Traders & Barbarians
• Rincewind and the Tourist
• Settlers of Catan - Event Cards
• Settlers of Catan - The Fishermen of Catan
• Settlers of Catan - The Great River
• The Settlers of Catan - 5-6 Player Extension
• Settlers of New Catan (and extra modules)
• Die Siedler von Catan: Das Buch zum Spielen
• Die Siedler von Catan: Historische Szenarien
• Die Siedler von Catan: Historische Szenarien II
• Saggsen-Gadan - De säggs'schn Siedler / Catan-OFFENSIVE in Chemnitz
• De Kolonisten van Catan: De Koloniën
• De Kolonisten van Catan: De Woestijnruiters
• De Kolonisten van Catan: Het Grote Kanaal
• De Kolonisten van Catan: De Wereldwonderen
• Die Siedler von Catan - Die große Karawane
• Die Siedler von Catan - Renaissance in der Steiermark
• Die Siedler von Catan - Burgbau auf Chaffenberch
• Catan Geographies: Settlers of Hesse
• Die Gilden von Ankh-Morpork
• Die Siedler von Luxemburg

Reimplemented by:

• Simply Catan

Awards

• 2008 BoardGamer.ru Recommendation.
• 2006 Origins Awards Winner, Game Accessory of the Year (for Settlers of Catan - Event Cards).
• 2005 Gra Roku Winner.
• 2004 Hra roku Winner.
• 1996 Origins Awards Winner, Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game.
• 1995 Deutscher Spiele Preis Winner.
• 1995 Essener Feder Winner.
• 1995 Meeples' Choice Award Winner.
• 1995 Spiel des Jahres Winner.
• Games Magazine Hall of Fame Inductee.

Online Play

• PlayCatan (real-time; has expansions, variants, and scenarios)
• BrettspielWelt (real-time)
• Aso Brain Games (real-time, some expansions, registration currently closed)
• JSettlers (real-time)
• Sea3d and http://www.s3dconnector.net/ (real time, no AI)
• Xbox Live Arcade (real-time, known as Catan)

Iphone Play

• [http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=335029050&mt=8

Microbadges

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Components:

Mayfair 4th Edition

• 19 Terrain Hexes (Tiles)
• 6 Sea Frame Pieces
• 9 Harbor Pieces
• 18 Circular Number Tokens (Chits)
• 95 Resource Cards (19 of Each Resource: Ore, Grain, Lumber, Wool, Brick)
• 25 Development Cards (14 Knight/Soldier Cards, 6 Progress Cards, 5 Victory Point Cards)
• 4 "Building Costs" Cards
• 2 Special Cards: "Longest Road" & "Largest Army"
• 16 Cities (4 of Each Color Shaped like Churches)
• 20 Settlements (5 of Each Color Shaped like Houses)
• 60 Roads (15 of Each Color Shaped like Bars)
• 2 Dice (1 Yellow, 1 Red)
• 1 Robber
• 1 Games Rules & Almanac Booklet

Mayfair 3rd Edition
These are mostly the same as the 4th edition, except that no Sea Frame Pieces or Harbor Pieces are included. Instead, 18 hexagonal sea tiles are included, 9 of which have harbor tokens printed directly on tile.

Box Size (Devir version): 29.7 x 29.7 x 7.2 cms.