July 19, 2012
Star Trek Catan – The Circle Is Now Complete
In a previous blog post, I have told the story of how I became a member of the Catan GmbH staff: in 1997, almost exactly 15 years ago, I was working on a purely private spare time project named “Space Settlers,” together with Markus, my best friend at the...November 13, 2009
What Exactly is the “Catan Weekend”?
“So, what are you doing next weekend?” “Oh well, I’ll be at a work-related meeting.” Every so often I refrain from mentioning the exact name “Catan Weekend,” because it doesn’t mean much even to those who, in principle, know what I do for a living. That’...September 2, 2009
Part 2: How Two Hobbies Become a Profession
Last time – in the first part of this blog posting – I told how in 1997, before “The Starfarers of Catan” was published, a friend and I designed our own “Space Settlers” scenario – as a result of which Klaus and I stayed loosely in touch since fall 1998...August 20, 2009
