Title
CATAN
Pandemic
A Game of Thrones: Catan – Brotherhood of the Watch
Year published
1995
2008
2017
Number of players
3 - 4
2 - 4
3 - 4
Suggested number of players
4
4
4
Playing time
60 - 120 min.
45 - 45 min.
60 - 75 min.
Minimum age
10+
8+
14+
Suggested player age
8+
10+
8+
Complexity rating
2.29 / 5
2.40 / 5
2.56 / 5
Language dependence
Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
Mechanisms
  • Chaining
  • Dice Rolling
  • Hexagon Grid
  • Income
  • Modular Board
  • Negotiation
  • Network and Route Building
  • Race
  • Random Production
  • Trading
  • Variable Set-up
  • Action Points
  • Cooperative Game
  • Hand Management
  • Point to Point Movement
  • Set Collection
  • Tags
  • Variable Player Powers
  • Dice Rolling
  • Hand Management
  • Modular Board
  • Network and Route Building
  • Trading
Category
  • Economic
  • Negotiation
  • Medical
  • Civilization
  • Negotiation
  • Novel-based
Average Rating
7.1 / 10
7.5 / 10
7.1 / 10
Geek Rating
6.9 / 10
7.4 / 10
6.1 / 10
Number of voters
127170
125143
1686
BoardGameGeek rank
551
147
2221
Subdomain rank
Strategy Game Rank: 510
Family Game Rank: 185
Strategy Game Rank: 161
Family Game Rank: 29
Strategy Game Rank: 1164
Designer
  • Klaus Teuber
  • Matt Leacock
  • Klaus Teuber
  • Benjamin Teuber
Owned
206759
202506
5599
Wishing
6929
10496
474
Honors
  • 1995 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game Winner
  • 1995 Essener Feder Best Written Rules Winner
  • 1995 Meeples' Choice Award
  • 1995 Spiel des Jahres Winner
  • 1996 Origins Awards Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game Winner
  • 2001 Origins Awards Hall of Fame Inductee
  • 2002 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Nominee
  • 2004 Hra roku Nominee
  • 2004 Hra roku Winner
  • 2005 Gra Roku Game of the Year Winner
  • 2011 Jocul Anului în România Best Game in Romanian Finalist
  • 2011 Jocul Anului în România Best Game in Romanian Winner
  • 2011 Ludo Award Best Board Game Editor's Choice Winner
  • 2012 JoTa Best Game Released in Brazil Critic Award
  • 2012 JoTa Best Game Released in Brazil Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Geek Best Gamer's Board Game Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee
  • 2008 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee
  • 2008 JoTa Best Cooperative Board Game Nominee
  • 2008 JoTa Best Cooperative Board Game Winner
  • 2008 Meeples' Choice Award
  • 2008 Tric Trac d'Argent
  • 2008 Tric Trac Nominee
  • 2009 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee
  • 2009 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee
  • 2009 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Winner
  • 2009 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 3rd Place
  • 2009 Games Magazine Best New Family Game Winner
  • 2009 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Winner
  • 2009 Golden Geek Best Gamers' Board Game Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee
  • 2009 Gouden Ludo Nominee
  • 2009 Gouden Ludo Winner
  • 2009 Hra roku Nominee
  • 2009 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee
  • 2009 JoTa Best Family Board Game Nominee
  • 2009 Lys Passioné Finalist
  • 2009 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee
  • 2009 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Experten Recommended
  • 2009 Spiel des Jahres Nominee
  • 2009 Vuoden Peli Adult Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2010 Australian Games Association Game of the Year
  • 2010 Gra Roku Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2010 MinD-Spielepreis Nominee
  • 2011 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection Winner
  • 2011 MinD-Spielepreis Nominee
  • 2011 MinD-Spielepreis Winner
  • 2014 Juego del Año Recommended
  • 2015 Guldbrikken Best Adult Game Nominee
  • 2015 Guldbrikken Special Jury Prize Winner
  • 2015 Hungarian Board Game Award Nominee
    Expansions
    • 20 Jahre Darmstadt Spielt
    • Brettspiel Adventskalender 2015
    • Catan Austria / Wien meets Catan
    • Catan Geographies: Austria
    • Catan Geographies: Bayern Edition
    • Catan Geographies: Corsica
    • Catan Geographies: Georgia
    • Catan Geographies: Kennessee
    • Catan Geographies: Mallorca
    • Catan Geographies: North Rhine – Westphalia
    • Catan Geographies: Rickshaw Run
    • Catan Geographies: Settlers of Hesse
    • Catan Geographies: The Carolinas
    • Catan Länderszenarien: Polen
    • Catan Rhein-Main-Neckar
    • Catan Scenario: Crop Trust
    • Catan Scenario: Durango
    • Catan Scenario: Fenni's Shearing Season
    • Catan Scenario: Malta
    • Catan Scenarios: Easter Bunny
    • Catan Scenarios: #WeStayHome
    • Catan Scenarios: Big Game Big Honor
    • Catan Scenarios: Catanimals
    • Catan Scenarios: Frenemies
    • Catan Scenarios: Global Warming
    • Catan Scenarios: Helpers of Catan
    • Catan Scenarios: Oil Springs
    • Catan: 5-6 Player Extension
    • Catan: 999 Games 25 jaar Expansion
    • Catan: Catakatoa
    • Catan: Catan Day 2015 Exclusive Expansion
    • CATAN: Cities & Knights
    • Catan: Cities & Knights – 5-6 Player Extension
    • Catan: Cities & Knights – Legend of the Conquerors
    • Catan: Delmarva
    • Catan: Die Stoffräuber
    • Catan: Event Cards
    • Catan: Explorers & Pirates
    • Catan: Explorers & Pirates – 5-6 Player Extension
    • CATAN: Hawai'i Scenario
    • Catan: High Priests of the Inkas
    • Catan: Indiana & Ohio
    • Catan: New England
    • Catan: New York
    • Catan: Penn-Jersey
    • Catan: Playmat Atoll
    • Catan: Playmat Desert
    • Catan: Playmat Gold
    • Catan: Playmat Island
    • CATAN: Seafarers
    • Catan: Seafarers – 5-6 Player Extension
    • Catan: Seafarers Scenario – Legend of the Sea Robbers
    • Catan: Seefahrer – 20 Jahre Jubiläums-Edition
    • CATAN: Soccer Fever Scenario
    • Catan: Szenario Der Kölner Dom
    • CATAN: The Helpers
    • CATAN: The Helpers – Leader of the Flock
    • CATAN: Traders & Barbarians
    • Catan: Traders & Barbarians – 5-6 Player Extension
    • CATAN: Treasures, Dragons & Adventurers
    • Der Hafenmeister
    • Heroes & Capitols (fan expansion for Settlers of Catan)
    • Hexen, Zauberer & Drachen (fan expansion for Catan: Cities and Knights)
    • Katani pankur
    • Kirche, Glaube & Reformation (fan expansion for Catan: Cities and Knights)
    • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Diamanten
    • De Kolonisten van Catan: De drie Handelsteden van Noord-Nederland
    • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Koloniën
    • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Specialisten
    • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Wereldwonderen
    • De Kolonisten van Catan: De Woestijnruiters
    • De Kolonisten van Catan: Het Grote Kanaal
    • Mayfair Game Variants & Mini-Expansions Set #1
    • Mayfair Games' Limited Edition Promo Expansion Set #17
    • Die Pioniere (fan expansion for The Settlers of Catan)
    • Saggsen-Gadan: De säggs'schn Siedler / Catan-OFFENSIVE in Chemnitz
    • Settlers of Catan Scenario: The Jungle
    • Settlers of Catan Scenario: The Volcano
    • The Settlers of Catan: The Fishermen of Catan
    • The Settlers of Catan: The Great River
    • Settlers of New Catan (and extra modules)
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Atlantis – Szenarien & Varianten
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Das Buch zum Spielen
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Der Schokoladenmarkt
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Die große Karawane
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Hispania Edition
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Historische Szenarien
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Historische Szenarien II
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Hochzeitsturm
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Renaissance in der Steiermark & Burgbau auf Chaffenberch
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Rincewind und der Tourist / Die Gilden von Ankh-Morpork
    • Die Siedler von Catan: Thüringen Edition
    • Die Siedler von Luxemburg
    • The Siege (fan expansion for Catan)
    • World Wonders (fan expansion for Catan)
    • Pandemic: Gen Con 2016 Promos – Z-Force Team Member/Game Convention
    • Pandemic: In the Lab
    • Pandemic: On the Brink
    • Pandemic: Promo Roles
    • Pandemic: State of Emergency
    • Pandemic: Survival Promos – Crisis Mitigator/Relocation Specialist
    • Pandemic: Teacher Promo Card
    • Pandemie: Uitbreiding "De Generalist"
    • A Game of Thrones: Catan – Brotherhood of the Watch: 5-6 Player Extension
    • A Game of Thrones: Catan – Brotherhood of the Watch: Bran Stark Promo
    • A Game of Thrones: Catan – Brotherhood of the Watch: Hodor Promo
    • A Game of Thrones: Catan – Brotherhood of the Watch: Minor Houses of the North Promo
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