Catan

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Game Details

Box 11.7 × 11.7 × 2.8 in (29.7 × 29.7 × 7.1 cm) · English edition 2025 (2025). Editions vary, check your copy before printing an insert.

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.

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Klaus Teuber , designer

Volkan Baga , Tanja Donner , Pete Fenlon +13 more , artist

KOSMOS , publisher

7.1

Rating

2.3

Weight

3–4

Players

Cover Colors

Main colors from the cover art. Find matching filament, or tap swatches to narrow.

225 3D models for Catan

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Another 'Settlers of Catan' card holder

Another 'Settlers of Catan' card holder

Inserts

Jigsawnz 356

Catan Desert Tiles - Diablo Inspired

Catan Desert Tiles - Diablo Inspired

Inserts

RecklessRobbie 348

Catan Organizer new version

Catan Organizer new version

Inserts

Mitch1 340

Catan PLUS + Seafarers + Cities & Knights INSERT

Catan PLUS + Seafarers + Cities & Knights INSERT

Inserts

TheVillas 330

3D Catan Gold Tile

3D Catan Gold Tile

Inserts

devonjones 324

Catan Game Organizer

Catan Game Organizer

Inserts

paulhermany 288

Catan Base Board Game Box USA version 5-6 players

Catan Base Board Game Box USA version 5-6 players

Card & Tile Holders

EvaDesign 279

Catan Hex Storage

Catan Hex Storage

Inserts

Matt Cooper 276

Catan Card Holder for 44x68mm cards

Catan Card Holder for 44x68mm cards

Inserts

monkeeloop 272

catan playing cards

catan playing cards

Miniatures

kaniutek 269

Catan Spielchips Box

Catan Spielchips Box

3D Basti 265

Catan Piece Holders

Catan Piece Holders

Caleb.V 261

Catan Border w/ Built-in Dice Tower for OG Game

Catan Border w/ Built-in Dice Tower for OG Game

Dice Towers & Trays

OmeaemO 255

Catan Resource Card Tokens

Catan Resource Card Tokens

Card & Tile Holders

Peterr211 255

Catan Basegame and Seafarers, up to 6 players

Catan Basegame and Seafarers, up to 6 players

Tokens & Resources

Grain 245

Catan Playing Card Holder/Organizer Remix

Catan Playing Card Holder/Organizer Remix

Inserts

shahgiprints 240

Catan Resource Tile Organizer

Catan Resource Tile Organizer

Inserts

Tdire 239

Catan Card Tray - Catan: Cities & Knights

Catan Card Tray - Catan: Cities & Knights

Card & Tile Holders

bonzh 237

Dice Tower - Catan Tile Themed

Dice Tower - Catan Tile Themed

Dice Towers & Trays

Mic 235

Catan Travel Box V2

Catan Travel Box V2

Storage & Containers

Herroc8 225

CATAN 3D - Ultimate Storage Box System

CATAN 3D - Ultimate Storage Box System

Storage & Containers

PTRC 224

Catan Interlocking Tiles (No Magnets Needed)

Catan Interlocking Tiles (No Magnets Needed)

Tokens & Resources

Hextasy 224

catan cards holder

catan cards holder

Card & Tile Holders

DanielC 211

3D Settlers of Catan Gridfinity Organizer

3D Settlers of Catan Gridfinity Organizer

Inserts

Kevin Häusler 206

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Expansions (11 with models)

Catan: The Helpers

Catan: The Helpers

2022 · 1 model

Catan: Explorers & Pirates

Catan: Explorers & Pirates

2013 · 4 models

Catan: New York

Catan: New York

2012 · 1 model

Catan: Traders & Barbarians

Catan: Traders & Barbarians

2007 · 5 models

Catan: Event Cards

Catan: Event Cards

2005 · 2 models

The Explorers of Catan

The Explorers of Catan

2001 · 4 models

Catan: Cities & Knights – 5-6 Player Extension

Catan: Cities & Knights – 5-6 Player Extension

2000 · 2 models

Catan: Seafarers – 5-6 Player Extension

Catan: Seafarers – 5-6 Player Extension

1999 · 2 models

Catan: Cities & Knights

Catan: Cities & Knights

1998 · 47 models

Catan: Seafarers

Catan: Seafarers

1997 · 39 models

Catan: 5-6 Player Expansion

Catan: 5-6 Player Expansion

1996 · 40 models

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Reimplemented by:

Das Wasser des Lebens 1997 0

Die Siedler von Nürnberg 1999 0

The Starfarers of Catan 1999 4

The Communication in Catan 2000 0

Catan: Portable Edition 2002 0

The Settlers of Canaan 2002 0

The Settlers of the Stone Age 2002 1

The Kids of Catan 2003 0

The Settlers of Zarahemla 2003 0

Settlers of Catan: Rockman Edition 2005 1

Catan Histories: Struggle for Rome 2006 0

Simply Catan 2006 0

Die Siedler von Catan: Junior 2007 0

Catan Geographies: Germany 2008 0

Settlers of Catan: Gallery Edition 2008 1

De Kolonisten van de Lage Landen 2009 0

Catan Histories: Settlers of America – Trails to Rails 2010 0

Catan Histories: Merchants of Europe 2011 0

Struggle for Catan 2011 0

Baden-Württemberg Catan 2012 0

Catan: Family Edition 2012 0

Star Trek: Catan 2012 6

Wien Catan 2013 0

Catan: Ancient Egypt 2014 0

Catan: Traveler – Compact Edition 2015 0

Catan: Big Game Event Kit 2016 0

A Game of Thrones: Catan – Brotherhood of the Watch 2017 0

Catan Histories: Rise of the Inkas 2018 0

Catan: Core + China Map 2019 0

Catan: Starfarers 2019 12

Catan: New Energies 2024 1

Catan Connect 2025 0

Catan: On the Road 2026 2

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Starship Catan 2001 1

Die Siedler von Catan: Das Kartenspiel – 10th Anniversary Special Edition Tin Box 2006 1

Catan Dice Game 2007 10

Rivals for Catan 2010 20

Catan: Big Box 2016 1 +1 more

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