| One of the most popular games of the last | | | | also released in 2000. |
| twenty years, Settlers of Catan is a revolutionary | | | | Awards garnered by this exiting board game are |
| board game that will get you playing and playing. | | | | Best Fantasy Board Game by Origin Awards, |
| It is an exciting game of strategy, wit, cunning | | | | 1995 Game of the Year, Essen Feather, |
| and dominance. Designed and Published by Klaus | | | | Deutscher Spiele Preis and Meeple's Choice Award. |
| Teuber and Kosmos in 1995 with the name Die | | | | The objective of the game is very simple. You, |
| Seidler von Catan, Settlers of Catan is believed to | | | | as a player, represent one of the establishing |
| have a major influence on online strategy games | | | | colonies that inhabits an island called Catan, hence |
| that proliferated the market right now and played | | | | the name of the game. To start your own colony |
| by millions of people all over the world the young | | | | you must build settlements and turn them into |
| and old alike. This game is so popular that from its | | | | cities with interconnecting roads between them. |
| original language of German, it was translated into | | | | The game board is composed of hexes which |
| more than 30 languages; strong evidence that the | | | | represents the island with different types of land |
| originality and excitement of this board game | | | | which are randomly laid out at the start of the |
| reaches across the cultural divide. The simplicity of | | | | game. |
| the mechanics of this board game and the | | | | The quality and the rate of your expansion and |
| complexity of its dynamics is what makes this | | | | development depend on the amount of resources |
| game so popular. It can be played by a large | | | | you acquire. There are five different resources in |
| group of like friends, game board club members | | | | the game and they are, grain, lumber, brick, wool |
| and it is even ideal as a family game since unlike | | | | and ore. Resource cards will represent each type |
| most of the board games out there, in Settlers | | | | of resources that can be found throughout the |
| of Catan, a player can never be eliminated out of | | | | island and each Hex on the board game produces |
| the game. That allows the entire group to | | | | different resource. Using two dice, you will then |
| continue to play to the completion of the game. | | | | roll to determine which one of your hexes will |
| Even more, if a new player comes into play, that | | | | produce resources. To win the game, you will |
| player can well advance and compete with the | | | | need to have ten (10) victory points which will be |
| other long-time players quite easily. So new | | | | based according to the number of settlements |
| players can become quite competitive early on in | | | | you build and the number of upgraded |
| their Settlers of Catan addiction. | | | | settlements you have. There are also other game |
| Due to the popularity of this game, there has | | | | achievements such as building the longest road |
| been about a dozen or so expansions such as the | | | | which will enable you to have additional game |
| Seafarers of Catan, Catan and Cities and Knights | | | | points. |
| among others. A variations book of Settlers was | | | | |