Game Rules for Download
If you misplaced your game rules for one of our games, or you want to get more information about a game before you buy it, here you may download the printed game rules as PDF files for free. Please contact us if there are game rules you can’t find on this page. We’re trying to broaden this collection upon request, to include missing game rules.
The Settlers of Catan – Board Game & Expansions
- Settlers of Catan – Base Game
- Game Rules & Almanac 3/4 Players (3 MB)
- Game Rules 5/6 Players (349 KB)
- Turn Overview (12 KB)
- Settlers of Catan – “Seafarers” Expansion
- Game Rules & Scenarios 3/4 Players (6.3 MB)
- Game Rules & Scenarios 5/6 Players (3.2 MB)
- Settlers of Catan – “Cities & Knights” Expansion
- Game Rules & Almanac 3-4 Players (3.4 MB)
- Extension Rules 5/6 Players (264 KB)
- Settlers of Catan – “Traders & Barbarians” Expansion
- Rules: Variants & Campaign Scenarios 3-4 Players (4.7 MB)
- Rules 5/6 Players (3.9 MB)
- Settlers of Catan – “Explorers & Pirates” Expansion
- Game Rules 3-4 Players (3.6 MB)
The Settlers of Catan – Variants & Scenarios
- Catan – Frenemies: Game Rules (421 KB)
- Catan – Oil Springs (2.6 MB)
- The Fishermen of Catan (92 KB)
The Rivals for Catan
- Base Game Rules (6.3 MB)
- Tips for Your First Encounters with “The Rivals for Catan” (96 KB)
by Peter Gustav Bartschat and Dr. Reiner Düren - Turn Overview (33 KB)
- Listing of all cards (4.8 MB)
- Tips for Your First Encounters with “The Rivals for Catan” (96 KB)
- “Age of Darkness” Expansion Rules (2.9 MB)
- Bringing Light into the “Age of Darkness” (68 KB)
by Peter Gustav Bartschat and Dr. Reiner Düren - Listing of all cards (3.3 MB)
- Bringing Light into the “Age of Darkness” (68 KB)
- Tournament Game Rules (92 KB)
- Sample Decks by Dr. Reiner Düren: (approx. 50 KB each)
Expansions / Maritime Trade /
Heroes / University
- Sample Decks by Dr. Reiner Düren: (approx. 50 KB each)
- “Age of Enlightenment” Expansion – under construction –
- Tips that Help You Triumph in “Age of Enlightenment” (74 KB)
by Peter Gustav Bartschat and Dr. Reiner Düren
- Tips that Help You Triumph in “Age of Enlightenment” (74 KB)
Small Catan Game
- Catan Dice Game Rules (191 KB)
- The Struggle for Catan
- Game Rules (2.2 MB)
- Turn Overview (42 KB)
Stand-Alone Catan Editions
- Star Trek Catan
- Game Rules (14.1 MB)
- Almanac (15.2 MB)
- Catan Geographies: Germany – Game Rules (3.9 MB)
Catan Spin-Offs
- Catan Junior – Game Rules (6 MB)
- The Kids of Catan – Game Rules (640 KB)
- Candamir – The First Settlers
- Game Rules (776 KB)
- Character Editor Manual (40 KB)
- Elasund – The First City
- Game Rules (696 KB)
- Short Info (29 KB)
- Struggle for Rome – Game Rules (2.2 MB)
- Settlers of America – Trails to Rails – Game Rules (2.9 MB)
- Catan Histories – Merchants of Europe – Game Rules (1.8 MB)
- The Starfarers of Catan
- Game Rules (2.6 MB)
- Almanac (727 KB)
- Starship Catan – Game Rules (3.4 MB)
Non-Catan Games
- Domaine – Game Rules (1.7 MB)
- Entdecker – Game Rules (5.4 MB)
- Oceania – Game Rules (269 KB)
Catan Card Game
(Predecessor of “Rivals for Catan”, out of print)
- Base Game – Rules & Almanac (2.7 MB)
- Expansion Pack – Game Rules & Almanac (9 MB)
- “Artisans & Benefactors” Expansions
