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Catan
''Catan'', previously known as ''The Settlers of Catan'' or simply ''Settlers'', is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as ''Die Siedler von Catan''. Players take on the roles of settlers, each attempting to build and develop holdings while trading and acquiring resources. Players gain victory points as their settlements grow; the first to reach a set number of victory points, typically 10, wins. The game and its many expansions are also published by Catan Studio, Filosofia, GP, Inc., 999 Games, Κάισσα (Káissa), and Devir. Upon its release, ''The Settlers of Catan'' became one of the first Eurogames to achieve popularity outside Europe. , more than 32 million copies in 40 languages had been sold. Gameplay The players in the game represent settlers establishing settlements on the fictional island of Catan. Players build settlements, cities, and roads to connect them as they sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Settlers Of Catan (novel)
''The Settlers of Catan'' by Rebecca Gable is a historical fiction novel based on Klaus Teuber’s popular board game Catan. The novel was first released in Germany in 2003 and was translated to English in 2011. The novel takes place in 850 AD and follows the story of a seafaring Norse community who set out from their village of Elasund to discover the mythical island of Catan. Background Klaus Teuber first released ''The Settlers of Catan'' board game in Germany in 1995, and three years later the concept of a Catan novel took seat in his mind. In 2000, he read a book by award-winning German historical novelist, Rebecca Gable, called ''The Smile of Fortune'' which takes place during the Hundred Years War in England. Partway through reading the novel, he was convinced that Rebecca Gable must be the one to write the saga behind ''The Settlers of Catan''. Teuber met Gable at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2000 and proposed his idea to her. Gable accepted, and the two collaborated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities And Knights Of Catan
''Catan: Cities & Knights'' (german: Städte und Ritter), formerly ''The Cities and Knights of Catan'' is an expansion to the board game ''The Settlers of Catan'' for three to four players (five to six player play is also possible with the ''Settlers'' and ''Cities & Knights'' five to six player extensions; two-player play is possible with the '' Traders & Barbarians'' expansion). It contains features taken from ''The Settlers of Catan'', with emphasis on city development and the use of knights, which are used as a method of attacking other players as well as helping opponents defend Catan against a common foe. ''Cities & Knights'' can also be combined with the '' Catan: Seafarers'' expansion or with Catan: Traders & Barbarians scenarios (again, five to six player play only possible with the applicable five to six player extension(s)). Differences from ''The Settlers of Catan'' Because of the new rules introduced in ''Cities & Knights'', the game is played to 13 victory point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seafarers Of Catan
''Catan: Seafarers'', or ''Seafarers of Catan'' in older editions, (german: Die Seefahrer von Catan) is an expansion of the board game ''Catan'' for three to four players (five-to-six-player play is also possible with both of the respective five-to-six-player extensions). The main feature of this expansion is the addition of ships, gold rivers, and the pirate to the game, allowing play between multiple islands. The expansion also provides numerous scenarios, some of which have custom rules. The ''Seafarers'' rules and scenarios are also, for the most part, compatible with '' Catan: Cities & Knights'' and '' Catan: Traders & Barbarians''. The concepts introduced in ''Seafarers'' were part of designer Klaus Teuber's original design for ''Settlers''. Ships ''Seafarers'' introduces the concept of ships, which serve as roads over water or along the coast. Each ship costs one lumber and one wool to create (lumber for the hull and wool for the sails). A settlement must first be buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catan Card Game
The ''Catan Card Game'', originally named ''The Settlers of Catan: The Card Game'', is a card-game adaptation of ''The Settlers of Catan'' board game. It is a member of the ''Catan'' series of games developed by Klaus Teuber and published by Kosmos in German, and by Mayfair Games in English. The ''Catan Card Game'' is a two-player game, although the rules can be accommodated as to allow players to share a set or for each player to have their own, as is intended for tournament play. Seven expansions of the ''Catan Card Game'' have also been released. In the ''Catan Card Game'', each player controls a principality of Catan, consisting of two settlements, a road between them, and six regions near the settlements, all of which are represented by cards. Throughout the game, players seek to expand their principalities, scoring victory points for certain features. In the course of the game the two principalities are kept separate. Chance and luck play a lesser role in winning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starfarers Of Catan
''Starfarers of Catan'' is a multiplayer board game loosely based on the ''Settlers of Catan'' series of games. It was created by Klaus Teuber as an official spin-off and is distributed by Kosmos in German and Mayfair Games in English. Setting ''Starfarers'' takes place in a futuristic setting where, in the distant future, the human race has perfected a method to travel faster than light. As a result, it settles on a distant star system known as ''Catan'', where it encounters five peaceful alien races: the Green Folk, the Scientists, the Merchants, the Diplomats, and the Travelers, as well as an intergalactic council that serves as the diplomatic body in the Catanian sector. The players serve as the role of Catanians operating a fleet that seek to colonize unknown planets in order to ensure the growth of humanity, while maintaining strong ties to these alien races. Although ''Starfarers'' uses much of the same game mechanic as ''Settlers'', there are many differences, the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurogame
A Eurogame, also called a German-style board game, German game, or Euro-style game, (generally just referred to as board games in Europe) is a class of tabletop games that generally has indirect player interaction and abstract physical components. Eurogames are sometimes contrasted with American-style board games, which generally involve more luck, conflict, and drama. They are usually less abstract than chess or Go, but more abstract than wargames. Likewise, they generally require more thought and planning than party games such as ''Pictionary'' or ''Trivial Pursuit''. History Contemporary Eurogames, such as ''Acquire'', appeared in the 1960s. The 3M series of which ''Acquire'' formed a part became popular in Germany, and became a template for a new form of game, one in which direct conflict or warfare did not play a role, due in part to aversion in postwar Germany to products which glorified conflict. German family board games The genre developed as a more concentrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Gablé
Rebecca Gablé (born 25 September 1964) is a German author of historical fiction. Gablé is best known for her medieval chivalry romances. She also works as a literary translator from English. After, leaving school, in 1984 she embarked on a one-year apprenticeship as a trainee bank clerk. The one-year apprenticeship became four years as a bank worker. During that time she was living close to a military base used by the British Royal Air Force: she came into contact with the personnel there. This led to an intense interest in English language and culture, reflected regularly in her subsequent literary output. The commercial breakthrough came in 1997 with her first historical novel "Das Lächeln der Fortuna" (The Smile of Fortuna), of which in the first year after publication about 200,000 copies were sold. From 1999 to 2000, she was a lecturer at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Old English literature. In 2000 she published "Das zweite Königreich" (The second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Teuber
Klaus Teuber (born June 25, 1952) is a German former dental technician and designer of board games. He is best known for designing the strategy board game Catan. Career Teuber won the Spiel des Jahres ("Game of the Year") award four times: for '' The Settlers of Catan'', ''Barbarossa'', '' Drunter und Drüber'' and ''Adel Verpflichtet''. '' By Hook or Crook'' by Teuber was published in the American market by Avalon Hill in 1991, making it an early German style board game import. Personal life Teuber retired from his profession as a dental technician to become a full-time game designer in 1999. , he lives in Roßdorf with his wife Claudia. They have two sons, Guido and Benny. Games * '' The Settlers of Catan'' (and its many expansions, as well as the video game version, ''Catan'') ** ''The Settlers of Canaan'', a legally licensed and biblically-oriented version of Catan. It is not clear whether Teuber or someone else developed this edition. * '' Löwenherz'' or ''Domaine'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmodée Éditions
Asmodee is a French publisher of board games, card games and role-playing games (RPGs). Founded in 1995 to develop their own games and to publish and distribute for other smaller game developers, they have since acquired numerous other board game publishers. A division, Twin Sails Interactive (formerly Asmodee Digital), publishes video game adaptations of Asmodee games. History Asmodee was founded in 1995 by Marc Nunès, with the idea to not only develop their own board games but to reach out to other smaller publishers of board games and offer to publish and distribute for them, primarily in France. One of the company's early successes was '' Jungle Speed'', which they acquired in 1998 and promoted heavily to various toy stores and retail outlets in France, selling over 4 million copies. In 2003, the company obtained the rights to publish the French version of the '' Pokémon Trading Card Game'', which further helped in their sales outreach. Around 2007, Nunès directed Asmodee t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a competition between two or more players. To show a few examples: in checkers (British English name 'draughts'), a player wins by capturing all opposing pieces, while Eurogames often end with a calculation of final scores. '' Pandemic'' is a cooperative game where players all win or lose as a team, and peg solitaire is a puzzle for one person. There are many varieties of board games. Their representation of real-life situations can range from having no inherent theme, such as checkers, to having a specific theme and narrative, such as ''Cluedo''. Rules can range from the very simple, such as in snakes and ladders; to deeply complex, as in ''Advanced Squad Leader''. Play components now often include custom figures or shaped counters, and di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Turn
A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong, solitaire, or some video games). Games are sometimes played purely for enjoyment, sometimes for achievement or reward as well. They can be played alone, in teams, or online; by amateurs or by professionals. The players may have an audience of non-players, such as when people are entertained by watching a chess championship. On the other hand, players in a game may constitute their own audience as they take their turn to play. Often, part of the entertainment for children playing a game is deciding who is part of their audience and who is a player. A toy and a game are not the same. Toys generally allow for unrestricted play whereas games come with present rules. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Löwenherz
''Löwenherz'' (; German for "Lionheart") is a German-style board game designed by Klaus Teuber and published in 1997 by Goldsieber in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. A revised edition, titled ''Löwenherz: Der König kehrt zurück'' (''Lionheart: The king returns'') in German and ''Domaine'' in English, was released in 2003 by Kosmos in German and Mayfair Games in English. The players take on the roles of regents in a kingdom in disarray. Players seek to secure territory under their control. The game is considered to be one of the three "brothers", as ''Löwenherz'' was born from the same idea that brought forth ''The Settlers of Catan'' and ''Entdecker''. Like the other two, ''Löwenherz'' is critically acclaimed, the original edition having won the Deutscher Spiele Preis __NOTOC__ The Deutscher Spielepreis (, ''German Game Prize'') is an important award for boardgames. It was started in 1990 by the German magazine ''Die Pöppel-Revue'', which collects vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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