To identify which set a hex has come from Catan uses a small pale grey watermark on the hexes. There help people sort out sets after playing larger games using different expansions and extensions.
To identify which set a hex has come from Catan uses a small pale grey watermark on the hexes. There help people sort out sets after playing larger games using different expansions and extensions.
In 1996 a limited number of Catan base sets with the yellow Kosmos logo featured a wood hex with text on the back. This text promoted the newly released 5/6 player set to expand the game for more players. I have only seen this is the yellow 1996 sets and it does not appear in any of my later yellow logo sets, nor in the later blue Kosmos sets.
I decided as 25 years was a major milestone for Catan that I would collect the different 25th Anniversary sets for my collection. It has been released in 8 languages at this point, but I will keep checking to see if others are added to the list.
As well as collecting Catan games, I am also a huge fan of collecting Catan advertising and memorabilia.
Card trays have been a useful accessory for Catan for many years. The demand was such that in 2020 Catan partnered up with Gamegenic to release a great quality custom "Trading Post" card tray.
In 2006 I bought my first Catan 3D 10th Anniversary set.
When I saw the 2005 set I was just enthralled by the design and quality of the whole package. The entire presentation, including the sea chest carry case and hand painted pieces had me hooked and I had to have one. It was the most expensive game I had ever bought and I did not mind one little bit.
Games Quarterly magazine's first issue was in the Spring of 2004. It was promoted as a magazine devoted to non-electronic games.