Product Description
CATAN is the original strategy board game. Get ready for the incredibly fun and adventurous game loved around the world. CATAN is an easy-to-learn board game for family and friends that anyone can play! Since the release of CATAN (at that time still The Settlers of CATAN) in 1995, the game has developed into a modern classic board game that is available worldwide in over 40 languages. To date, over 40 million games have been sold. With numerous extensions and additions, everyone can create their own personal gaming experience and immerse themselves in the world of CATAN. Flourishing trade brings prosperity to CATAN. However, all this wealth also attracts barbarians. The knights of CATAN are needed! These new challenges create a different game in virtually every session, making the perfect board game for adults and kids. No two games are the same! Use the hexes of the CATAN base game to assemble CATAN inside the provided frame. Each of you has just finished building a settlement and a city, when dark clouds gather over the peaceful island of CATAN. Wild barbarians, attracted by the wealth of CATAN, sail toward the island's shores. There is still enough time to prepare for confronting the intruders, though. The strength of the hostile barbarian army always corresponds to the number of cities on CATAN. In order to successfully defend CATAN, the knights of all players combined must be at least as strong as the barbarian army. An adventurous board game ideal for any game night with up to 4 players. To play with 5-6 players, the CATAN base game, base game extension AND the Cities & Knights extension are required. CATAN is loved by families and recommended for kids ages 12 or older. Explore more by combining this other CATAN strategy board games such as CATAN Seafarers and CATAN Traders & Barbarians.

Trade, Build, Settle!
Guide your settlers to victory by clever trading and cunning development.
Delve Deeper with Expansions!

Explore, Trade, Discover!
Discover the Universe in CATAN Starfarers.
Explore Standalones

UK Games Expo Awards
Winner 2023 UK Games Expo Judge's Choice Award - Best Variant - CATAN Dawn of Humankind

Origins Award Winner
1996 Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game Winner
Organize Your CATAN Games!

Game Story

Compete to build and defend the three great metropolises of Catan, with the Cities & Knights Game Expansion. Each of these magnificent urban centers is even more valuable than a city.
But wild barbarians, lured by Catan's wealth and power, maneuver to attack the weakest targets. The victim of their onslaught will be the player who contributes the least to the defense of Catan.
Don't take any chances! Field your knights! Invest in city improvements, which you acquire using three commodities of trade: coin, paper, and cloth.
If you improve your culture, muster your knights, and enrich your fine cities, you will be the master of the great realm of Catan!
Gameplay

Commodity cards (coin, paper, and cloth)
Progress cards (trade, politics, and science)
Victory point cards
Wooden metropolis pieces
Metropolis tokens
Wooden merchant figure
Custom event die
Wooden barbarian ship
Wooden knights
City walls
Development flip-charts
Tile to track barbarian fleet
Simple rules and almanac
A game expansion for 3-4 players ages 12+. This is not a complete game!
You need a Catan base game in order to play with this expansion.

~90 minute gameplay
3-4 players
Ages 12+

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Number of Players 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
Average Playtime 60 minutes 60 minutes 120 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes 30 minutes
Recommended Player Age 10 and up 10 and up 14 and up 14 and up 10 and up 6 and up
Strategy Game
Adventure Game
Social and Community Game
Expansion Option
Extension for 5-6 Players Option
Scenario Option
3D Edition