With 20 million copies sold since it was first published by Kosmos in 1995, Catan is the biggest best-seller among modern board games. Catan is widely regarded as the game that put board games back in the spotlight.
In Catan, players develop a colony.
The most interesting thing about Catan is the permanent interaction between players:
• negotiation to exchange resources
• competition to get the best spots first
• thief management
Catan is both a tactical and strategical game, with a strong "social" component.