We are proud to announce the inaugural Digital CATAN World Championship (DCWC), a new international, online event. Registration is now open to all through August 16, 2021 (11:59 pm United States Central Time). The tournament will be hosted on CATAN Universe, the multi-platform adaptation of CATAN for smartphones, tablets, Windows and Mac. Do you have any further questions about the event? Do not hesitate to consult our FAQs. When registering, you will be asked to provide your email address. We process your data to administer participation in the DCWC only, which can require ..read more

Gamegenic and CATAN Studio are proud to reveal a brand-new line of officially licensed accessories for CATAN board games that not only protect the components but also enhance the playing experience. These products will be available in September 2020. They will be available for pre-order on catanshop.com starting July 30. CATAN® Trading Post Card sorting tray, storage and integrated dice tray in a single, compact box Top row seamlessly slides back to allow easy access to all cards The cover is completely removable and converts into a dice tray CATAN® Hexatower 2-in-1 premium hexagon ..read more

From the feature documentary team that made Barista (2015) and Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014) comes a deep dive into the largely unknown world of the board gaming industry and the creators behind some of the most iconic games of the current generation. From concept to the shelf, Gamemaster follows the board game industry as a whole and zooms in more closely on five board game designers who have shown success or are trying to break through. Famed creators such as Klaus Teuber (The Settlers of Catan), Matt Leacock (Pandemic) and Elan Lee (Exploding Kittens) share thei ..read more

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Cannon and Cannoneer Each player has a cannon piece in their supply. To use your cannon, you must first build a foundry. The foundry is depicted on the front of the foundry tiles. It costs 1 lumber and 1 ore to build. After you have built the foundry, turn the tile over and place your cannon adjacent to one or your knights. Now you have promoted this knight to cannoneer. The cannon and the knight form a “cannoneer” unit and are moved together. The cannon gives the knight 1 additional strength point. For example, a mighty knight with a cannon becomes a cannoneer with a strength of 4. If it giv ..read more

The picture below shows the northeast of Catan after the set-up phase. As in Chapter 1, at the beginning of the game, each player already has 2 settlements and 1 city. Each city also has a city wall, and each player has 1 basic knight at their command for free. You definitely need this reinforcement because after conquering the northwest coast of Catan (Chapter 1), even stronger invading troops penetrate into the northeast. This time, when the barbarian ship is moved to the corresponding event space on the Chapter 2 tile, the conquerors appear on the frame hexes marked with the landing markers ..read more

The story for “CATAN – The Legend of the Conquerors” – Chapter 2 – Part 2 The captain bid farewell and Thora sent for her husband, who was currently in the city. It didn’t take Dagur long to arrive at his wife’s office. When the broad-shouldered cavalry leader greeted Thora, he had an expression of respect and high esteem in his eyes. After a warm embrace, Thora told her husband about her conversation with Captain Wyler. Dagur was a rather down-to-earth man who preferred being outdoors riding a horse over sitting in a dark office occupying himself with state affairs. However, he had listened w ..read more

The Story of the Legend of the Conquerors – Chapter 2 – Part 1 Introduction Under the command of warlord Roven, the Catanians had successfully slowed down the advance of the enemy army. At the right moment – before the Catanian troops would suffer major losses – Roven retreated with most of the population of the Northwest to the northeastern part of the island. Captain Wyler Thora was ready to welcome the captain. Accompanied by a guard, a wiry, older sailor whose weather-beaten face testified to many years spent at sea entered her office. “I salute you, Captain Wyler. I hope you had a smooth ..read more

The Conquerors Attack – The Fight In the last blog post I explained how to determine the direction of the conquerors‘ movement. In the following picture, the conquerors have already been moved in the determined direction. The leftmost conqueror ended up on a hex next to Blue’s two knights. The conqueror has 2 strength points. Because each of the knights has 1 strength point, their combined strength is 2, and there is a standoff. If the conqueror had more strength points than the knights’ combined strength, it would have defeated the knights. In that case, the Blue player would have been ..read more