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In 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 what resources the island produces. Players collect these resources (cards) - wood, grain, brick, sheep, or stone - to build up their civilizations to get to 10 victory points and win the game.

Setup includes randomly placing large hexagonal tiles (each showing a resource or the desert) in a honeycomb shape and surrounding them with water tiles, some of which contain ports of exchange. Number disks, which will correspond to die rolls (two 6-sided dice are used), are placed on each resource tile. Each player is given two settlements (think, houses) and roads (sticks) which are, in turn, placed on intersections and borders of the resource tiles. Players collect a hand of resource cards based on which hex tiles their last-placed house is adjacent to. A robber pawn is placed on the desert tile.

A turn consists of possibly playing a development card, rolling the dice, everyone (perhaps) collecting resource cards based on the roll and position of houses (or upgraded cities - think, hotels) unless a 7 is rolled, turning in resource cards (if possible and desired) for improvements, trading cards at a port, and trading resource cards with other players. If a 7 is rolled, the active player moves the robber to a new hex tile and steals resource cards from other players who have built structures adjacent to that tile.

Points are accumulated by building settlements and cities, having the longest road and 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), he announces his total and claims the win.

The Settlers of Catan has won multiple awards and is one of the most popular games in recent history due to its amazing ability to appeal to experienced gamers as well as those new to the hobby.

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 The 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.

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

Genres

Chaining   Dice Rolling   Hexagon Grid   Income   Modular Board   Negotiation   Network and Route Building   Race   Random Production   Trading   Variable Set-up  

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Release Date	1995
Players	3-4
Playing time	120 minutes
Age	10+
Alternate names	Catan CATAN Catan (Колонизаторы) Catan telepesei Catan: Das Spiel Catan: Die Bordspel Catan: El Juego Catan: Gra planszowa Catan: Il Gioco Catan: Landnemarnir Catan: O Jogo Catan: Osnovna igra Catan: Základní hra Catane Catanin Uudisasukkaat I Coloni di Catan I Coloni di Katan Coloniștii din Catan Colonizadores de Catan Los Colonos de Catán Les Colons de Catane Les Colons de Katane Os Descobridores de Catan Los Descubridores de Catán Els Colons de Catan Katan Katan no Kaitakusya Katanas ieceïotâji Katanas Ieceļotāji Katani Asustajad Katano salos naujakuriai Katano Salos Naujakuriai De Kolonisten van Catan Naseljenci otoka Catan Naseljenici ostrva Katan Naseljenici ostrva Katan / Насељеници острва Катан Naseljenici Otoka Catan Die Ontdekkers van Catan Osadníci z Katanu Osadnicy z Catanu The Settlers Settlers fra Catan The Settlers fra Catan Settlers från Catan The Settlers från Catan The Settlers of Catan Die Siedler von Catan Οι Άποικοι του Κατάν Заселниците на Катан Катан Колонизаторы המתיישבים של קטאן นักบุกเบิกแห่ง Catan カタンの開拓者 カタンの開拓者たち カタンの開拓者たち スタンダード版 卡坦 : 基礎 卡坦岛 卡坦島 카탄 카탄: 보드게임의 제왕 카탄의 개척자
Honors and prizes	1995 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game Winner 1995 Essener Feder Best Written Rules Winner 1995 Meeples Choice Award Nominee 1995 Meeples Choice Award Winner 1995 Spiel des Jahres Winner 1996 Origins Awards Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game Winner 2001 Origins Awards Hall of Fame Inductee 2002 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Nominee 2004 Hra roku Nominee 2004 Hra roku Winner 2005 Gra Roku Game of the Year Winner 2011 Jocul Anului în România Best Game in Romanian Finalist 2011 Jocul Anului în România Best Game in Romanian Winner 2011 Ludo Award Best Board Game Editor's Choice Winner 2012 JoTa Best Game Released in Brazil Critic Award 2012 JoTa Best Game Released in Brazil Nominee
Publishers	KOSMOS 999 Games Albi Asmodee Astrel Games BGA Plus Brain Games Broadway Toys LTD Capcom Co., Ltd. Catan Studio Competo / Marektoy danspil Descartes Editeur Devir Dexy Co Enigma (Bergsala Enigma) Eurogames Filosofia Éditions Galakta Giochi Uniti GP Games Grow Jogos e Brinquedos HaKubia Hanayama Hobby World Ideal Board Games Igroljub IntelliGames.BG Ísöld ehf. Kaissa Chess & Games Korea Boardgames L&M Games Laser plus Lautapelit.fi Logojogos Mayfair Games MIPL NeoTroy Games Ninive Games Paper Iyagi Piatnik Rozum Smart Ltd Spilbræt.dk Stupor Mundi SuperHeated Neurons Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. Tilsit Top Toys TRY SOFT Vennerød Forlag AS