Press:
“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