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product_id: 14182848
title: "CATAN"
brand: "catan"
price: "R2866"
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category: "Catan"
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# 19 unique hex terrain tiles for fresh maps Dynamic dice-driven gameplay 60 wooden roads for endless strategy CATAN

**Brand:** catan
**Price:** R2866
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌟 Own the island, own the night — Catan conquers your game shelf!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** CATAN by catan
- **How much does it cost?** R2866 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/14182848-catan)

## Best For

- catan enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted catan brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Award-Winning Classic:** Celebrate 25 years of global acclaim with a game honored as 'Game of the Century' and a staple in strategy gaming.
- • **Socially Competitive Fun:** Designed for 3-4 players, perfect for game nights that spark friendly rivalry and lasting memories.
- • **Master Resource Management:** Trade and gather 5 key resources—ore, brick, lumber, grain, and wool—to build your empire and outsmart rivals.
- • **Endless Strategic Replayability:** Every game reshapes Catan’s island with 19 unique hex tiles and 9 harbors, ensuring no two sessions are alike.
- • **Quick Setup & Lifetime Warranty:** Compact 11.8x9.5 inch box with clear rules and a lifetime warranty—ready to elevate your game nights for years.

## Overview

CATAN is a timeless strategy board game for 3-4 players aged 10+, featuring dynamic dice rolls, resource trading, and settlement building on a modular island board. With 19 hex terrain tiles, 60 wooden roads, and 95 resource cards, it offers endless replayability and social competition. Celebrating 25 years, CATAN is globally recognized as a top-tier family and strategy game, perfect for immersive 60-90 minute sessions.

## Description

Your adventurous settlers seek to tame the remote but rich isle of Catan. Start by revealing Catan's many harbors and regions: pastures, fields, mountains, hills, forests, and desert. The random mix creates a different board virtually every game. Guide your settlers to victory by clever trading and cunning development. Use resource combinations- grain, wool, ore, brick, and lumber-to buy handy development cards and build roads, settlements, and cities. Acquire your resources through trades,cards, or lucky dice (even outside your turn). But beware! Someone might cut off your road or buy a monopoly. And you never know when the wily robber might steal some of your precious gains! Catan((aka The Settlers of Catan) has been awarded with "Game of the Year," "Hall of Fame," and even "Game of the Century" honors in Germany, the United States, and a host of other countries worldwide. An international favorite, it's been called the "Perfect Social Game." Catan contains: 19 unique hexagonal terrain tile, 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.

Review: Excellent classic game that everyone should try! - Me and my husband enjoy playing board games and we were not new to Catan, in fact, it has been one of our favorite games since we got into the board game world. We already owned the "Settlers" and "Rivals" versions of Catan and when we learned of the Black Friday deals on board games, we decided it was the time to have our own version of this game as well (especially since we used to play with some friends and their copy, so us recently moving into another city also played as a factor to buy it). As for the game itself, Catan offers a great balance between strategy and competitive gameplay. While luck is almost always a factor in boardgames and Catan is not the exception (dice rolling involved), the game feels more guided and affected by your strategy and decisions rather than by luck, which is good, since this makes the game more compelling and adds weight to the decisions that you make throughout the game. There is also a trading component that allows you to interact with the other players, which is great for stirring some fun arguments and debates. While this game has a competitive approach, it doesn't pit the players against each others through direct confrontation (which is welcomed if you are not looking for an aggressive game where everyone ends up mad at each other), it plays more like a race in which you need to focus on your strategy while keeping watch of the opponents and overall it is extremely fun. It has simple enough mechanics for beginners, but they are also very compelling for more experienced players, specially when you start to play with the randomized board map. It is not a surprise that this is still regarded as a classic game even though it came out a long time ago. The materials and details of the cards, boards and pieces are excellent. It is worth mentioning that one of the "settlement" wood pieces was chipped when we opened the box. While this didn't affect the use or gameplay experience and understanding that there are errors expected in manufacturing processes, we still decided to send a note to the customer service address provided by the game developers (not through desertcart) and they responded very quickly and efficiently, and within a week or so we received a replacement piece on the mail, so extra points to the customer service. Even if you are not looking to get deep into the board game community, Catan is a must if you enjoy playing games with friends or family. And even if you plan to further try more games, most likely you will always be glad to revisit this wonderful game.
Review: Perfect!! - Bought this as a gift for a friend. He loved it!

## Features

- EXPLORE CATAN: Set sail to the uncharted island of Catan and compete with other settlers to establish supremacy.
- RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Strategically gather and trade resources like ore, brick, lumber, grain, and wool to expand your settlements.
- BUILD AND UPGRADE: Use your resources to build roads, settlements, and cities to earn victory points.
- DYNAMIC GAMEPLAY: Roll the dice to collect resources based on terrain hexes, and employ clever tactics to outmaneuver your opponents.
- CLASSIC GAME: Celebrate the 25th anniversary of CATAN, a timeless strategy board game loved by players worldwide.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00U26V4VQ |
| Age Range Description | All |
| Best Sellers Rank | #481 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #9 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand Name | CATAN |
| CPSIA Cautionary Statement | Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable |
| Color | Multicolor |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 38,605 Reviews |
| Edition | Standard Edition |
| Educational Objective | playing |
| Estimated Playing Time | 1 hours |
| Genre | Strategy |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 08901383493569 |
| Included Components | 95 Resource Cards, 25 Development Cards, 16 Wooden Cities tokens, 20 Wooden Settlements, 60 Wooden Roads, 4 "Building Costs" cardboard reference tiles, 2 Special cardboard tiles: "Longest Road" & "Largest Army", 19 Terrain Hexes (Tiles), 6 Sea Frame Pieces, 9 Harbor Pieces, 18 Circular Number Tokens (Chits), 2 Dice (1 Yellow, 1 Red), 1 Robber, 1 Games Rules & Almanac Booklet |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Item Dimensions | 11.8 x 9.5 x 3.3 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 11.63"L x 9.5"W |
| Item Part Number | MFG3071 |
| Item Type Name | Board Game |
| Item Weight | 907 g |
| Language | English, English |
| Manufacturer | Asmodee |
| Manufacturer Part Number | CN3071 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | Lifetime Warranty Against Manufacturer'S Defects |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 10 years and up |
| Material Type | Cardboard |
| Minimum Age Recomendation | 120 |
| Model Number | CN3071 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Number of Players | 3-4 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Rulebook Availability | Printed Included |
| Set Name | CATAN |
| Size | One Size |
| Subject Character | Catan |
| Supported Battery Types | No batteries required |
| Theme | Strategy |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |

## Images

![CATAN - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81zZW70yiYL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is this version different from Settlers of Catan?  Is it an appropriate starter game?**
A: Great family game, but very difficult to get started & figure out if no one has played before. We had a 13 & 15 yr old & 2 adults & struggled for a few turns till we got the knack of things. Took about 3 hours to play. Quite fun tho! Buying one for my sister's family now. Hope that helps.

**Q: On a different site it says you can play with 2 players here its says 3 which is it?**
A: My husband and I play all the time.  We don't use the "robber" but, if you roll a 7, you DO get to take one of the other's cards. The game takes a bit longer and you should always make one of your first choices a "3 for 1" trade port or you could be stuck without moves for a long time.  We have learned to place our original settlements where we can collect the necessary cards to build roads AND future settlements.  We didn't play for over a year because we couldn't find anyone else to play. We love the game and finally gave it a go on our own.  You have to adjust your strategy and it's a far different game than it is with 3 or 4 players but it's still lots of fun.  We love it!

**Q: What were the earlier editions of Catan like that they had to make more editions? Is the 5th a big improvement? How?**
A: Of note, the sea 'tiles' in the newer versions link together to hold the board in place.  In the older editions the sea was made up of hex tiles just like the land making for a more fragile play area.  I learned this because newer expansions require the newer versions of the sea tiles to work correctly, so early edition game owners need to repurchase to use them.

**Q: The contents listed above for 5th edition state that there are 16 road pieces. The 4th edition lists 60. I assume this is an error?**
A: We do not have this in stock right now, so I cannot check it, but since this is not a listing that we created, I am guessing that it is an error.  Barbara J., Customer Service Mgr., The Lake Arrowhead Company

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent classic game that everyone should try!
*by E***. on January 3, 2020*

Me and my husband enjoy playing board games and we were not new to Catan, in fact, it has been one of our favorite games since we got into the board game world. We already owned the "Settlers" and "Rivals" versions of Catan and when we learned of the Black Friday deals on board games, we decided it was the time to have our own version of this game as well (especially since we used to play with some friends and their copy, so us recently moving into another city also played as a factor to buy it). As for the game itself, Catan offers a great balance between strategy and competitive gameplay. While luck is almost always a factor in boardgames and Catan is not the exception (dice rolling involved), the game feels more guided and affected by your strategy and decisions rather than by luck, which is good, since this makes the game more compelling and adds weight to the decisions that you make throughout the game. There is also a trading component that allows you to interact with the other players, which is great for stirring some fun arguments and debates. While this game has a competitive approach, it doesn't pit the players against each others through direct confrontation (which is welcomed if you are not looking for an aggressive game where everyone ends up mad at each other), it plays more like a race in which you need to focus on your strategy while keeping watch of the opponents and overall it is extremely fun. It has simple enough mechanics for beginners, but they are also very compelling for more experienced players, specially when you start to play with the randomized board map. It is not a surprise that this is still regarded as a classic game even though it came out a long time ago. The materials and details of the cards, boards and pieces are excellent. It is worth mentioning that one of the "settlement" wood pieces was chipped when we opened the box. While this didn't affect the use or gameplay experience and understanding that there are errors expected in manufacturing processes, we still decided to send a note to the customer service address provided by the game developers (not through Amazon) and they responded very quickly and efficiently, and within a week or so we received a replacement piece on the mail, so extra points to the customer service. Even if you are not looking to get deep into the board game community, Catan is a must if you enjoy playing games with friends or family. And even if you plan to further try more games, most likely you will always be glad to revisit this wonderful game.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect!!
*by A***Y on August 6, 2026*

Bought this as a gift for a friend. He loved it!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Never a dull game!
*by G***O on May 27, 2025*

THRILLING game! Have never failed to have a good time playing. It’s always a hit! At first, I thought it was going to be game with a fantasy plot but I was very wrong! Catan is like the farmers monopoly but more interactive with every turn, and not as long of a game time. Pros: I don’t think I’ve ever played a boring game! Basic rules are fairly easy to understand and get the hang of after your first game or two. You can play casually or get deep into strategy. Offers a fun and lighthearted but competitive plot. Perfect for small groups. Cons: There are smaller game play rules that can be tricky to remember, but the game will still flow without them. The quality of the set I received felt a bit flimsy and some of the printing came off of the pieces as I popped them out of their cardboard holders. You can only play with 3 or 4 people unless you have the expansion pack. Overall, I recommend this game and bring it to a lot of game nights. On a separate note: the makers of the game seem to keep making different variations (ex. Starwars, settlers, 3D, new energies, etc). This feels a tad gimmicky to me but I know it’s had a massive following over the years so maybe it’s what the market wants!

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*Last updated: 2026-10-23*