Welcome to the World of CATAN

Welcome to
the World of CATAN

Explore our website for more information about CATAN, its extensions, and the many other games of its creator, Klaus Teuber.
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Coming in 2025: CATAN 6th Edition
Thirty years after the original game by Klaus Teuber was introduced, the exciting 6th Edition of CATAN is on its way.
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CATAN – Connect the World Event and you can be a part of it!
On June 28th, CATAN – Connect will be played in more than 35 countries worldwide. Local events will be broadcast on a global live stream, allowing CATAN fans everywhere to experience community like never before.
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CATAN – New Energies
A brand new standalone game! It's the 21st Century and CATAN is at a crossroads...
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Find ALL CATAN Games and Official Merch
Find CATAN games, expansions, merchandise and accessories in the CATAN Shop!
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CATAN Universe - Play CATAN on Smartphones, Tablets and Desktop Computers
Play the original adaptation of CATAN on your Smartphone, Tablet, PC or Mac!
Challenge players worldwide online or play against computer opponents. Add the expansions Seafarers and Cities & Knights with numerous scenarios or play the card game adaptation of CATAN for 2 players.
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Since the release of CATAN (at that time still The Settlers of CATAN) in 1995, the game has developed into a modern classic that is available worldwide in over 40 languages. To date, over 40 million games have been sold.

With numerous expansions and additions, everyone can create their own personal gaming experience and immerse themselves in the world of CATAN in new ways.

CATAN - The Game (from 5th to 6th edition)
CATAN Boardgame by Klaus Teuber
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CATAN – New Energies

It’s the 21st Century and Catan is at a crossroads. Long gone is the agrarian society of the island’s Viking ancestors. Today’s Catanians need energy to keep society moving and growing, but pollution is wreaking havoc on the island.

CATAN – New Energies is a brand new standalone game that is rooted in classic CATAN mechanics of harvesting, trading, and building.

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CATAN – The Story of a World Success

CATAN 1. Edition
Game of the Year
CATAN was awarded three independent awards in the year of its release in Germany. 1st place: "Deutscher Spiele Preis", "Essener Feder" award for the best rules and the German Game of the Year award.
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CATAN Old English Edition
The Settlers of Catan
The first English-language edition "The Settlers of CATAN" appears. A year later the game was released in the USA and won the "Origins Award" that same year.
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CATAN Seefahrer 1. Edition
First Expansion CATAN – Seafarers
Revolution for the board game: "Seafarers" is the first expansion that was made into a board game and sold over 1 million times.
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CATAN - Das Kartenspiel für Zwei
CATAN - The Card Game
The card game sold more than 1.4 million copies in Germany and was awarded the German Game Prize: 2nd place and made it onto the shortlist for the game of the year. The further developed successor is now called "Rivals for CATAN"
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CATAN Big Game
Since the first big game in Chemnitz, Germany, the event has cast a spell over hundreds of people around the world. In 2017, the Big Game set a new record with 1096 participants.
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CATAN GmbH is growing
In 2010 Benjamin Teuber joined CATAN GmbH. In addition to his role as managing director, he is now developing the CATAN world together with his father Klaus.
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CATAN Rickshaw Run 2015
Rickshaw Run
10 Catanimals, cross the northern part of India on motor rickshaws. You cover a distance of 3000 km on behalf of Childaid Network.
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CATAN World Championship
The best CATAN players in the world have been competing in a championship since 2002. At that time participants from 27 nations competed, in 2018 participants from 46 nations met for the competition for the title "Best CATAN player in the world!"
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CATAN - Anniversary
In 2020 CATAN celebrated its 25th birthday. To date, the game has been translated into more than 40 languages ​​and more than 35 million CATAN games have been sold worldwide.
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CATAN - The Game - Cover (6th Edition)
CATAN turns 30!
CATAN'S 6TH Edition is released.
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  • Settlers has become so popular in Silicon Valley that it's now being used as an icebreaker at some business meetings.

    Wall Street Journal

  • Over the past few years, Settlers of Catan has transformed from an activity enjoyed by a small niche of gamers into a mainstream hit.

    The Atlantic

  • Settlers manages to be effortlessly fun, intuitively enjoyable, and still intellectually rewarding, a combination that's changing the American idea of what a board game can be.

    Wired Magazine

  • ...the new generation of postcollegiate gamers is gravitating toward more complex games of exploration and trade...like Settlers of Catan...

    The New York Times

  • Settlers has spread from Stuttgart to Seoul to Silicon Valley...it has become a necessary social skill among entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.

    The Washington Post

  • Settlers has its own elegant economy, in which the supply and demand for five different commodities are determined by tactics, luck and the stage of the game.

    Financial Times