For the thirtieth anniversary of Klaus Teuber‘s CATAN, which debuted in March 1995, German publisher KOSMOS is refreshing the line with new art, new graphic design, a refreshed rulebook, and other “quality of life” improvements, with no changes to the gameplay.
From the press release announcing these new editions:
The game has also been graphically redesigned — from the packaging to the game materials. The new premium box boasts modernized artwork that immerses players in the adventure. These lively illustrations by Quentin Regnes and Eric Hibbeler continue in the game‘s hex fields and development cards.
“When designing the new edition of CATAN, our goal was to improve the gaming experience without redefining the game mechanisms — from the packaging and graphics to the functionality and the rulebook,” says Benjamin Teuber, Managing Director and game designer at CATAN GmbH. “It was of utmost importance to us to preserve the ingenious and still contemporary game mechanisms that our father developed 30 years ago, while giving the game a fresh look and adapting it to today’s standards. We hope to both delight our loyal community and welcome new players.”
The press release notes that more than 45 million copies of CATAN have been sold worldwide in more than one hundred countries.
The new editions of the CATAN base game, CATAN: Seafarers, and CATAN: Cities & Knights will debut in Germany in March 2025, with new editions of CATAN: Traders & Barbarians and CATAN: Explorers & Pirates to follow in August 2025 and an expansion for 5-6 players for each item to be released as well.
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