Trade! Build! Settle! In Catan, players are recent immigrants to the newly populated island of Catan. Expand your colony through the building of settlements, roads, and villages by harvesting commodities from the land around you. Trade sheep, lumber, bricks, and grain for a settlement, bricks, and wood for a road, or try to complete other combinations for more advanced buildings, services, and specials.Trade with other players, or at local seaports to get resources you might lack. The first player to achieve 10 points from a combination of roads, settlements, and special cards wins! AWARDS & HONORS 2012 JoTa Best Game Released in Brazil Nominee 2012 JoTa Best Game Released in Brazil Critic Award 2011 Ludo Award Best Board Game Editor's Choice Winner 2005 Gra Roku Game of the Year 2004 Hra roku Winner 2004 Hra roku Nominee 2002 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Nominee 2001 Origins Awards Hall of Fame Inductee 1996 Origins Awards Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game Winner 1995 Spiel des Jahres Winner 1995 Meeples' Choice Award 1995 Essener Feder Best Written Rules Winner 1995 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game Winner Catan contains: 19 unique hexagonal terrain tiles 6 coastal frame pieces 9 extra harbor pieces 20 wooden settlements 16 wooden cities 60 wooden roads 95 resource cards 25 development cards 4 building costs cards 2 special bonus cards 18 number tokens 2 six-sided dice 1 wooden robber pawn simple rules & almanac INFO Age 10+ No. Players 3-4 Time 45-90 mins
