The Settlers of Catan series is a line of games spanning multiple media designed principally by Klaus Teuber.
Introduced in 1997, Catan: Seafarers adds the element of sea travel to the basic Settlers game.
It adds barbarian attacks, metropolises, a merchant, commodity production, and physical knights to the primary rules.
It combines elements of fishing, events, expanded trading, barbarian attacks, camel trains, and much more to make a more well-rounded playing experience.
[1] Introduced in 2011, Catan: Oil Springs is an expansion of the basic Settlers game designed to draw attention to environmental issues.
Such behavior results in Favor Tokens, which can provide resource, developmental, trading, or Victory Point bonuses.
The first scenario pack ever created for Settlers, Catan Historical Scenarios I: Alexander and Cheops, released in 1998, recreated the epic campaign of world conquest undertaken by Alexander the Great and also recreated the building of the Great Pyramids by Cheops.
Released in 2000 in Germany as Das Buch zum Spielen, this book provides around 20 different scenarios for use with the original game.
It follows the rules of the basic game closely but settlements are established on real-life locations of Hessian cities.
Saggsen Gaden focuses on building the state of Saxony but includes bridges and a king to complicate and intensify the game.
Scheduled for release at the Essen 2008 game fair, these scenarios are taken directly out of the universe of Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
Released in December 2008 as the second in a continuing series of scenarios demonstrating the founding of Germany's principal states.
It closely follows the rules of the basic game but settlements are established on real-life locations of cities in the North Rhine-Westphalia region.
The game is in German, despite being produced for—and distributed by—the Scottish distillery Glen Grant as a promotional item.
Capcom published a line of Rockman.EXE Catan games, based on their Rockman.EXE franchise and including standard and portable versions.
The Settlers of Zarahemla by Inspiration Games, was released in 2003, with additions to fit themes from the Book of Mormon.
Geographic Discipline Model, published by Buckland Games in 2001, is a higher-education–themed adaptation, with competing universities seeking to build new campuses (settlements/cities), connected by research grants (roads), to obtain additional students (resources).
[citation needed] SimplyFun, a company which produces simplified versions of board games, released Simply Catan in 2006.
This smaller version of Settlers was released in 2002 and is identical to the base game except for its size and static number chits.
Gallery Edition is an abbreviated version of Settlers released in 2008, suited for the general gaming crowd.
[6] The Catan Adventures line of board games are thematically similar to Settlers but use different mechanics.
The Catan Histories brand was created in 2006, with the release of its second game, Struggle for Rome and was then retroactively applied to Settlers of the Stone Age, previously published in 2002.
A free printable expansion, titled Struggle for Rome: Terror of the Legions, is available at the Catan web site.
Its mechanics are essentially the same as the original, but its rules have been revised to make the game easier and more enjoyable for beginners.
Released in 1999 to celebrate the 950th anniversary of the city, Die Siedler von Nürnberg is a stand-alone board game set in Nuremberg.
Released in 2009, this version of catan depicts both the Netherlands and the Flanders which is the dutch speaking part of Belgium.