Tag: Catan

CATAN GmbH, the company behind the namesake board game, has revealed a new instalment in the series, with CATAN – New Energies, taking a stab at the outstanding issue of energy and global warming. The game features new gameplay focused on power plants and environmental events, which will still borrow from the game’s original and acclaimed mechanics. Go on the...

The go-to instant messaging and VoIP social platform Discord has recently added a digital online alternative of the critically acclaimed board game CATAN to its list of Activities you can do with your friends while in a group call or streaming. The game is not called "CATAN" per se, but uses the apt name "Colonist." For those of you unfamiliar...

Catan is by far one of the best tabletop strategy/civ games out there, making players face each other in an economic rather than military context. Having been published for the first time in Germany in 1995 under the name The Settlers of Catan or simply Settlers, the franchise has grown immensely with a series of expansions over the years....

Catan, one of the most popular board games of all time that will fit almost any categorization, from a civilization game to a strategy game, has had many incarnations over the past year, with a new one now available. No matter how you feel about Catan Soccer Fever, Catan Starfarers has been one of the coolest versions of the game, at least for...

The board games world is a lot poorer today as Klaus Teuber, the creator of Catan and a number of early-day games, passed away at the age of 70. The news was confirmed in a statement by Catan Studios, which said that Teuber passed on April 1 after a brief and severe illness. Teuber Passes Away, but His Memory Lives On He...

This is probably the one expansion that Catan didn’t need and yet – it’s happening. Catan: Soccer Fever is coming to the game in what is sensational if somewhat frowned upon instalment in the series. The expansion will be suitable for players aged 10+ who play in 75 minutes and apparently require the same number of players - 3-4 people kicking...

LEGO has long been in the business of listening to its community  and one of the most refreshing ideas to be borne out of community’s ingenuity is the introduction of a pitch for an official set inspired by the Settlers of Catan board game. CATAN Coming to LEGO, Maybe The original game was designed by Klaus Teuber in 1995 and it...

Favored by many, "Catan" is coming on Xbox and PlayStation on February 28. The news was revealed by Catan.com, the official website for the game, with the online version of the tabletop blockbuster expected to release at the end of the month and preorders already available on Friday, February 3. Catan Establishes Digital Presence with Console Edition Players who have placed...

The 2022 “CATAN” World Championship will be co-hosted by CATAN Studio, Kosmos, and CATAN GmbH and will be the first time competitive “CATAN” players have competed in a worldwide, in-person competition since 2018. The CATAN World Championship, typically held every two years, had to skip the 2020 scheduled event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its many complications. Normally,...

Klaus Teuber, the mind behind one of the most prominent board games ever created - “Catan” - has announced a trilogy of books set in the game’s rich world. This isn’t the first time the popular board game has been novelized and put into fictional writing, however. Rebecca Gable released her novel “The Settlers of Catan” in 2003. She and...