Settlers of Catan is an award-winning game invented by Klaus Tueber, a well-known German designer of board games. The original name of the game in German is Die Siedler von Catan. Since its invention, it has been translated into 25 languages.
![[Photo of Settlers of Catan game layout]](/images/games/catan/catan-layout.jpg)
The game is played by laying out a random series of hexagonal tiles (called "hexes") representing various types of land and water. Number tokens are then placed in random order on each of the non-desert hexes. Players then proceed to place their first settlements and roads one at a time and receive their initial resource cards. During play dice are rolled to determine which hexes generate resources each turn, trading of resources may be done, and additional settlements may be built or upgraded to cities. The game is won through the collection of victory points, earned by building settlements or drawing appropriate development cards. Variants of the basic game include the addition of knights, city walls, ships, barbarian pirates, the ability to fish, and much more.
Available Products
The following products may be purchased or ordered in our store. Availability is based on in-stock product in the store and whether our distributors are able to obtain products we do not have in stock. We try to keep copies of the "core" games in-stock at all times.
The below are the "core" games of Settlers of Catan. The Settlers of Catan and each of its expansions are suitable for play for up to four players. Each game also has available a 5-6 player expansion which allows you to play with as many as six players. The "base" Settlers of Catan game is always necessary to play. For example, if you wanted to play "Seafarers of Catan" with up to four players, you would need a copy of Settlers of Catan and a copy of Seafarers of Catan. To play that same game with up to six players would require the two aforementioned games as well as the 5-6 player expansions for each.
- The Settlers of Catan 4th Edition Core Game
- The Settlers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion
- Seafarers of Catan
- Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion
- Cities and Knights of Catan
- Cities and Knights of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion
- Catan: Traders & Barbarians
- Catan: Traders & Barbarians 5-6 Player Expansion
Accessories And Replacement Parts:
- Settlers of Catan Game Cards
- Cities and Knights of Catan Game Cards
- Settlers of Catan River Tile
- Fishermen of Catan
- The Settlers of Catan Pre-2007 Adapter Kit
Other Catan Formats:
- Catan Dice Game
- Catan Dice Game Deluxe
- Settlers of Catan Travel Edition
- Settlers of Catan 15th Anniversary Edition
- Settlers of Catan Card Game
- Barbarians & Traders Upgrade for the Card Game
- Artisans & Benefactors Upgrade for the Card Game
Other Independent Games in the Catan Family:
- The Kids of Catan
- Rivals of Catan
- Struggles for Catan
- Catan Histories: Struggle for Rome
- Catan Histories: Settlers of America
- Catan Geographies: Germany
- Catan Adventures: Candamir: The First Settlers
- Catan Adventures: Elasund: The First City
- Settlers of the Stone Age
"Settlers of Catan" and the Settlers of Catan logo, as well as all variant names and logos are trademarks of Mayfair Games. The photograph shown above is copyright Andreas Steinhoff.