When the idea for Catan struck in 1990, Teuber was at the height of his career leading a dental laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany. In the evenings, he would spend his time designing board games in ...

Some people truly love Catan, but everyone likes the game—or maybe no one hates it. That is pretty much as good as it gets for board games.

With over 40 million copies sold worldwide today, The Settlers of Catan is one of the most successful and arguably best board games ever to land in the tabletop gaming space.