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  June 2011

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In This Issue
Struggle for Catan is Here
Catan for Android Almost Ready
PlayCatan Updates
Subscribe to Catan on Youtube
Catan in The Globe and Mail
Is Catan the Next Monopoly?
Games in the Media
NACC Event Updates
Settlers of Catan Masters Tournament
Quick Links

Recent Releases

2011

 

The Struggle for Catan 

 

 Catan Dice Game -

Standard  Edition

  
2010

 
The Settlers of Catan™ 15th Anniversary Edition

 


The Rivals of Catan™

 


Wacky Wacky West™

Wacky

Settlers of America:
Trails to Rails™

 
SoA

2009

Catan Dice Game Deluxe™

 
Dice Game

Artisans & Benefactors™

Artisans & Benfactors

Catan Geographies: Germany™



Catan Portable Edition™

 
2008 Catan: Traders & Barbarians™


                                           New Releases
The Struggle for Catan - The New Card Game     
The Struggle for Catan™ is in stores!

 

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The Struggle for Catan™ is now available at your local retailer. This is a fast-paced game between the 2-4 factions developing newly settled Catan.

 

Manage your resources to build settlements, cities, city expansions, knights, and roads that generate victory points or special abilities. While your settlements, cities, and city expansions remain yours, valuable roads and knights change hands. Varied expensive city expansions give you additional victory points and lasting advantages, so they're generally key to victory. As in The Settlers of Catan� board game, you win by being the first to acquire and play 10 victory points. 

 

The Struggle for Catan™ is the perfect way for 2-4 players to swiftly and casually explore, settle, trade, and build on the beautiful and ever-changing island of Catan.

 

MFG3141 The Struggle for Catan™ $15.00

Ages: 10+, Players: 2-4, Playing Time: 30 minutes

Designer: Klaus Teuber, Art: Michael Menzel

Made in: U.S.A.

 

  


  
                                 Online/Electronic Game News
Catan for Android is almost ready!

Catan for the Android platform will be releasing soon!



 

We're busy putting the finishing touches to Catan for Android. Among other things we've further optimized the UI and menus based on tester feedback.

The final testing phase on various devices will take a bit longer than expected - Catan for Android will be available very soon.

 

 

  
  
Updates from Playcatan.com

News from the Catan Online World!


Catan Online World 

 

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

 

Game News



For the Catan Marathon(June  24 - 26) the following games were selected by the users in a poll.

Day 1: Desert Riders (469 votes, 206 for Troy, 343 for The Harbormaster)

Day 2: Greater Catan C&K (418 votes, 354 for The Great Canal, 246 for Enchanted Land)

Day 3: Oceania C&K (496 votes, 184 for The 4 Islands, 338 for Treasure Islands)

1018 users participated in the poll. Thank you very much!

 

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 

 

  
  
                                               Videos
Subscribe to our Catan YouTube Channel

We've updated our YouTube channel to help you learn how to play!

The Settlers of Catan - Learn to Play!
The Settlers of Catan - Learn to Play!
The Settlers of Catan YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/thesettlersofcatan) has been updated to include all the Catan White Glove Demo videos to help players learn the game. Please subscribe to our channel and pass the videos on to new players, family, and friends who might need help learning how to play one of our games.

 

Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KrsW1ChBYw

  
  
                                           Games in the Media
Escape to the Low-Tech Island of Catan  

Read this great article from The Globe and Mail.

 

 

A wonderful article titled "Settlers of Catan: A low-tech island retreat for a plugged-in generation", written by Josh Wingrove, was published on Canadian news site The Globe and Mail. The article include words from Klaus and his son Guido. Please enjoy reading it at the link below.

 

 

Readf the article here:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/settlers-of-catan-a-low-tech-island-retreat-for-a-plugged-in-generation/article2057840/page1/

 

 

 

 

Is Catan the Next Monopoly? 

Articles from The Atlantic and Wired's Geekdad Blog.

 

  

There have been several articles posted recently about whether or not The Settlers of Catan is the next Monopoly. The first article comes from The Atlantic  and it is called "Settlers of Catan: How a German Board Game went Mainstream".

 

The second post comes from one of our favorite writers/bloggers, Jonathan Liu of the Wired Geekdad blog. His post "Hooray, Settlers of Catan is not the new Monopoly" is actually a response to a second article published on the Atlantic by Rebecca Greenfield( "Settlers of Catan is not the next Monopoly"), who refutes that Catan is not the next Monopoly. 

 

What do you think? Are these articles accurate? Is Catan better than Monopoly or is it not even comparable?

 

 

 

Media Coverage May

Here are some good stories about Catan and more!

 

Catan tops ICv2 Top Selling Board Games for Q1 2011:

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/20177.html

 

Pulp Gamer interview of actor from The Bob & Angus Show:

http://www.pulpgamer.com/outofcharacter/135215/pgoc-166-destruction-and-disaster/

 

Cupcakes of Catan:

http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/prC2Ex0h-uCj2Yw9ev8TwQ?select=T5CqM19ZrcKrqOXPSA4xkg

 

Catan Game at McDonalds:

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6498100/mcdonalds-catan

 

Crocheted Catan Pillow:

http://ctrlalttabby.deviantart.com/art/Settlers-of-Catan-Pillow-208832604

 

Review of the Catan Dice Game:

http://toysbulletin.com/2011/05/14/catan-dice-game---a-simple-version-of-the-classic-game.aspx

 

The Rules for Catan set to music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UTUAyhmaOM

 

Settlers of America review:

http://gfbrobot.com/2011/05/20/review-settlers-of-america%e2%80%94a-refined-catan-experience/

 

   

 

 

                                              Gaming Events
NACC Events Updates! 

NACC 2011 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.

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NACC 2011 Events:

 

Origins Game Fair: June 22-26

Columbus, OH, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: originsgamefair.com

 

Anime Expo: July 1-4

Los Angeles, CA, USA

NACC Qualifying Event

For details please visit: anime-expo.org

 

Gen Con Indy: Aug. 4-7

Indianapolis, IN, USA

NACC Tournament

For details please visit: gencon.com

 

 
Catan Tournament of Masters at GenCon Indy 2011!

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 of 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).

 

 

Until next month...
Thank you for reading the Catan News Wire. We appreciate your readership!

Sincerely,

The Catan Team

 

White Glove Demo List

Below is a list of all the White Glove Demo videos created to help you learn how to play our games:

 

Candamir™ - The First Settlers
Catan Histories: Settlers of America™ Trails to Rails
Catan: Cities & Knights™ 5-6 Player Extension™
Catan: Cities & Knights™ Game Expansion
Catan: Seafarers™ 5&6 Player Extension™
Catan: Seafarers™ Game Expansion
Catan: Traders & Barbarians™ 5-6 Player Extension
Catan: Traders & Barbarians™ Expansion  Pt. 1
Catan: Traders & Barbarians™ Expansion  Pt. 2  
Catan™ Dice Game Deluxe
Domaine™
The Settlers of Catan™
The Settlers of Catan™ 5 & 6 Player Extension™
Wacky Wacky West™