Catan (Spiel des Jahres Winner!) - Ages 10+

Picture yourself in the era of discoveries: after a long voyage of great deprivation, your ships have finally reached the coast of an uncharted island. Its name shall be Catan! But you are not the only discoverer. Other fearless seafarers have also landed on the shores of Catan: the race to settle the island has begun!

The women and men of your expedition build the first two settlements. Fortunately, the yet uninhabited land is rich in natural resources. You build roads and new settlements that eventually become cities. Will you succeed in gaining supremacy on Catan? Barter trade dominates the scene. Some resources you have in abundance, other resources are scarce. Ore for wool, brick for lumber - you trade according to what is needed for your current building projects. Proceed strategically! If you found your settlements in the right places and skillfully trade your resources, then the odds will be in your favour. But your opponents are smart too.

-Civilization-building board game of harvesting and trading resources

-Players control their own civilization and look to spread across a modular hex-board in a competition for victory points

-The modular board ensures no game will ever be the same

Awards:

• Spiel des Jahres 1995 (1995 Game of the Year) [Germany]
• Deutscher Spiele Preis 1995 (1995 Award for Best Adult and Family Games) - 1st place [Germany]
• Essener Feder 1995 - Beste Spielregel (1995 Award for Best Rulebook) [Germany]

NOTE: This is the base game in the Catan universe. It can be combined with expansion or extension sets to add more players or more advanced game play. 

Recommended for ages 10+. For 3-4 players.