Settlers of Catan

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Catan, previously known as The Settlers of Catan or simply Settlers, is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. The game was published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as Die Siedler von Catan. Players each take on the roles of settlers, each attempting to build and develop holdings while gathering resources and trading. Players gain victory points as their settlements grow and the first to reach a set number of victory points, typically 10, wins.

Settlers of Catan has numerous expansion sets, which are published by Catan Studio, Filosofia, GP, Inc., 999 Games, Κάισσα, and Devir. Upon its release, The Settlers of Catan became one of the first Eurogames to achieve popularity outside Europe. As of 2020, more than 32 million copies in 40 languages had been sold.