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The Settlers of Catan
- Players
- 3–4
- Listed play time
- 75 min
- Age
- 10+
- Published
- 1995
- Category
- German-style board game
What this is
In Catan, players collect and trade resources to build up the island of Catan in this modern classic. 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. 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.
At a glance
- Players
- 3–4
- Listed play time
- 75 minutes
- Minimum age
- 10 and up
- First published
- 1995
- Category
- German-style board game
- Designer
- Klaus Teuber
- Publisher
- Franckh-Kosmos
- Box size
- 29.7 × 29.7 × 7.3 cm
- Photographs
- 12
Publisher
- Franckh-KosmosOfficial site
How players rate The Settlers of Catan
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 3p6.989 ratings
- 4p7.488 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.2/10
- Ease of teach4.4/10
- Gateway friendliness5.2/10
- Component quality5.6/10
- Table presence5.5/10
- Travel friendliness5.5/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.7SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.1FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.6Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent6.1Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.8LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.6SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.5No textText-heavy
- Table spaceCafé two-top3.6Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
11 further photographs · select one to enlargeRules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheetsNo rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.
Box & shelf
29.7 × 29.7 × 7.3 cm
- Shelf volume
- 6.4 L
- Shelf width used
- 7.3 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: measured
