The setting for the game is the newly discovered island of Catan a remote but resource-rich place to settle. So, is it hype and inertia that keeps the game selling or is it still a genuine world class gaming experience that still works today, over 22 years after release? What’s in the box? It has picked up award after award since then and in 2015 was awarded the rather lofty GamesCon Vegas Game of the Century award. Combine the three awards and on paper you have a perfect game that works in any setting and with any type of player. Spiel Des Jahres normally celebrates a good family game, but the Deutscher Spiele Preis is awarded to “gamer’s games” and the Essen Feather recognises very well written rules. This trio of awards cemented Catan as a game for everyone.
Most notably is the very highly respected Spiel Des Jahres (Game of the Year) but it also picked up the Essen Feather and the Deutscher Spiele Preis (German Game Prize). The kickstart for its success was winning a cluster of key awards that year. It is possibly the biggest success story of the ‘indie’ board game industry and has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity since it was first launched in 1995. Along with the likes of Pandemic, Carcassonne and Ticket To Ride it has shown millions of people around the world that there is a vibrant life after the likes of Monopoly and Scrabble.Ĭatan has sold over 25 million units around the world and is available in 35 different languages. Catan (aka Settlers of Catan) is one of four or five genuinely game-changing ( I hate that phrase…but it seems apt) board game releases of modern times.
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