PlayCatan.com is on Facebook and we want to grow the community! 

We're beginning a new promotion for our PlayCatan.com Facebook page. Each week, we'll be giving away a free month of Premium Membership game play on PlayCatan.com to one lucky Facebook Fan! 

All you have to do, is find PlayCatan.com on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/playcatan and click "Like" to enter the giveaway. If you already have "liked" PlayCatan.com on Facebook, your name will still be considered in each weeks drawing. Please tell your friends and help us build a community for PlayCatan.com on Facebook! 

There has been a lot going on in the online world this month!

Below is a list and links to a number of news stories about Playcatan.com:

Community Games

03/02: Catan Single League 2011/Q2 starts on April 1st 

Hello Catan friends. The Catan Single League starts on April 1st, 2011 with the next round (season 2011/Q2).

03/08: Grand Survey with Raffle 

We are interested in your opinion! Starting on Wednesday, a survey will be conducted about the Catan Online World and PlayCatan in general, one for Free Account users and one for Premium Account users. All participants have a chance to win prizes.

You can always play The Settlers of Catan base game online for FREE on PlayCatan.com. Please stop by and join us for some online fun!  

http://www.playcatan.com 

Become a fan now and win cool prizes! Simply follow the link and click on "Like" to participate in the prize drawings - from that moment on you will receive all latest updates for our German language Catan community.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Die-Siedler-von-Catan/112390621467

Floors that have been converted to game boards:
http://www.purplepawn.com/2011/02/floors-that-are-board-games/
 
MTV Geek Announces the Mayfair Games 2011 release schedule(Features Struggle for Catan™):
http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/02/10/mayfair-games-announces-2011-lineup-unveils-new-family-friendly-funfair-line/
 
Brown University op-ed piece on Catan:
http://www.browndailyherald.com/waite-11-settling-catan-winning-the-future-1.2467545
 
Josh Williams of Gowalla is a Catan Fan:
http://www.austin360.com/recreation/settlers-of-catan-a-board-game-thriving-in-1249507.html
 
Settlers of Catan™ game set made of cookies:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/bryantt/settlers-of-catan-cookies-avg
 
Mayfair Games will celebrate Catan's 15th birthday at SXSW 15 in Austin:
http://sxsw.com/node/6334
 
Wired.com's GeekDad discusses the Catan™ Goodies at NY Toy Fair:
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/02/toy-fair-stuffed-animal-plush-roundup-gallery/?pid=610&pageid=56937&viewall=true
 
Settlers of Catan™ meets LEGO:
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2011/02/24/lego-catan/

Gameplay vs. Gamification (Featuring our friend Brian Reynolds, Catan designer for Xbox 360):
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/710342/DICE-2011-Hot-Topic-Gameplay-Vs-Gamification-.html
 
 

To celebrate fifteen years of Catan, and as a special thank you to the players who have made Catan Tournaments so enjoyable and exciting, Mayfair Games will be hosting the Catan Tournament of Masters Invitational at Gen Con Indy on Thursday, August 4 and Friday, August 5, 2011.  This tournament is limited to thirty-two (32) players.  Participants will  receive a 4-day Gen Con Indy badge just for playing and the winner of the tournament will get a seat in the NACC Tournament being held on the Saturday and Sunday of Gen Con 2011.

If you have been a semi-finalist in the United States, Mexico or Canada for any North American qualifier (top 4) or World qualifier (top 16) tournaments from 2006 on, you may participate. Send your name, contact info and the year(s) for which you qualify, to events(-at-)mayfairgames.com  (put "MASTERS" in the subject line, please).  All participants must be 18 years or age or older and non-U.S. citizens must have a valid passport.  Mayfair Games will check the records, and if you qualify, we will assign you a spot in the tournament and a 4-day badge to Gen Con Indy 2011.

This offer is open to the first thirty-two (32) players who qualify.  Later submissions will be placed on a waiting list.  All submissions must be sent to Mayfair Games by June 30, 2011.  For any additional questions about the tournament, please email events(-at-)mayfairgames.com (put "MASTERS" in the subject line please).

Be looking for announcements on more NACC Qualifiers in the coming months and visit our website (www.mayfairgames.com/events) or facebook page for more information on NACC tournaments.


 


NACC 2011 Events in 2011:

PAX East: Mar. 11-13

Boston, MA, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: paxsite.com/paxeast/index.php

Down the Playce: Mar. 15, 20, Apr. 2, 11

Quincy, IL, USA

NACC Pre-Qualifying Events

For details please call 217.221.1111. 

Cat & Mouse: Mar. 19

Chicago, IL, USA

NACC Pre-Qualifying Events

For details please visit: cat-n-mouse.com/catan.asp

All the Kings Men Chess & Games Center: Mar. 19

Pitman, NJ, USA

NACC Pre-Qualifying Event

For details please call 856.582.8222 or visit: gamesgiftschess.com

Gamers Adventure Cruise: Mar. 27 - Apr. 3

Leaving from Tampa, FL USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: gameradventures.com/caribbean.htm  

AnCon: May 20-22

Hudson, OH, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: anothergamecon.com

Anime Central: May 20-22

Rosemont, IL, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: acen.org

KublaCon: May 27-30

Burlingame, CA, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: kublacon.com

National Eurogames Championships: May 27-30

Bethesda, MD, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: nec-dc.com

StrategiCon: May 27-30

Los Angeles, CA, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: strategicon.net

Contagion: Outbreak: June 10-12

Omaha, NE, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: contagionoutbreak.com

Origins Game Fair: June 22-26

Columbus, OH, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: originsgamefair.com

Gen Con Indy: Aug. 4-7

Indianapolis, IN, USA

NACC Tournament

For details please visit: gencon.com