The board game Settlers of Catan was designed by Klaus Teuber. As with many of of the great modern strategy board games, Settlers was first published in Germany. It was originally released in 1995 and that year it won the highly coveted Spiel Des Jahres award as Board Game of the Year. Since its release, Settlers has been one of the bestselling and most beloved board games in the world. Sadly, too few people in the US know of Settlers as it is not carried in most toy stores in this country.

I started this website to introduce people to this fabulous game and to walk them through the various different strategies, rulesets, and expansion packs you can use to get the maximum amount of fun from the game. If you are new to the game, or a seasoned veteran player, hopefully there is something here you'll find useful in your exploration of the world of Catan.