Settlers of Catan Reviews

We were introduced to Settlers of Catan (Settlers to its fans) several years ago before it was as popular as it is now. Since then I have played well over a hundred games of settlers and am still always keen to play it. A problem with some other board games is that after you have played them a number of times you begin to feel like you have ...  Read the complete review

This is a really fantastic game that is not very well known (at least outside of board gaming circles). It is very hard to describe how it works but I will attempt: There are no moving playing pieces, and the board is made up of lots of hexagons. At the start each player gets to place two towns, these go at the vertices of the hexagons so that ...  Read the complete review

I was given the settlers of catan by my husband for Christmas. It was one of those 'filler' presents because he'd got me something expensive and wanted to get a few more things for me to unwrap. I think it's RRP is about £25. When I opened it his first comment was something about it being on special offer and it was OK if I didn't like ...  Read the complete review

This was a chance discovery made while browsing Amazon - the description intrigued me and, being a bit of a board game addict, I just had to try it! Its quickly become on of my favourites and I'd wholeheartedy recommend it to anyone who want to try something a bit different to the usual Monopoly/Risk/Cluedo. Play is begun by setting up ...  Read the complete review

Settler's is an exciting. Board game which involves using strategic moves throughout.......... I have owned settlers for over four years and I think this is one of those games that you just can pick up and play for an hour or two with plenty of enjoyment. The aim of the game is simple, the first person to reach ten points! You get the ...  Read the complete review

I came across this game whilst browsing on the internet for interesting board games to play as my husband and I enjoy playing board games but get bored with the same old games that are widely available. However, we are by no means 'gamers' and I would class us as novices when it comes to strategy games. Settlers of Catan was given ...  Read the complete review

The Settlers of Catan is a German board game that has a range of expansions and add ons that can be purchased online (I recommend looking it up on Wikipedia to see the full range and what goes with what, etc.). There's a card game and a travel game, but I'll be reviewing the board game which is the one I'm most familiar with. The idea ...  Read the complete review

I was introduced to this game at the end of my first year of University. I had always heard tales of how my parents had enjoyed lengthy games of RISK in their student days. And now it was my turn to have a wonderfully fun night in with the guys and enjoy a new generation of truly magnificent strategy gaming. The first thing that struck ...  Read the complete review

My husband introduced me to the joys of Settlers of Catan a few years ago and since then my unbeaten record has become something of a bone of contention. I'm desperate to play it, but none of our friends will take me on. The words 'overly competitive', 'ruthless' and 'bloody minded' have, unfairly I think, been bandied about. Settlers ...  Read the complete review

I received the Settler's of Catan as a christmas present. I had only heard of it from German friends before and wasn't aware that there was an english version, but it is a hidden gem, very competitive and enjoyable. At a first flick through the rule book, the game does seem rather complicated: the board can be different each time to vary game ...  Read the complete review

The Settlers of Catan is a smashing little boardgame for 3 to 4 players. Devised by Klaus Teuber, and originally called "Die Siedlers" it won the coveted Spiel Des Jahres (German board game of the year) award in 1995. Soon after that it was released in England and has been in print ever since, albeit only available in specialist game ...  Read the complete review

I don't know why it is that boardgames that are spawned on the continent are so much better than what we seem to get here, but I'm not complaining as long as they keep sending them over. Whilst we seem to get stuck with, 'roll a dice, get this far round the board' licensed games, our friends on the mainland are getting ...  Read the complete review

The Settlers Of Catan is a board game which places players on the newly populated island of Catan. Though I have only really been recently introduced to it I would say it is easily one of the better board games I have played, the game was named German game of the year in 1995 and with a good mix of strategy and skill it is great for players of ...  Read the complete review

This is another, and possibly the most popular, 'German Game'. These games are known for their high quality of pieces, relatively simple rules, abstract or thin themes and intircate play. Settlers of Cataan is easily the most popular of the lot. The board consists of around 30 hex tiles, which are randomly shuffled and placed as ...  Read the complete review