Play Settlers of Catan online

You can also play the popular Catan Settlers board game online. We show you where and how to do it.

Play Settlers of Catan online

You can play the Catan settlers both in the browser and on the PC. There is an official version and two three replicas.

• Browser: You can find the official browser version on PlayCatan.de. Here you compete against other players in real time. We will introduce you to the official browser game in detail in the next three paragraphs.
• Browser: On the Insulaner-Online.de website you will find a greatly simplified version of the board game, which is not so easy to understand at first. You play against all other players at the same time because you only collect points. Since the dice are rolled only once a day, the games usually last for several months. The activity of the players on the website seems to be very flat.
• Browser and iPhone: Microsoft has released a replica called Catan Anytime. It is a very successful, modern variant of the classic. See the next paragraph for more information.
• PC: Cities3D is a free PC version of "The Settlers of Catan". Again, you can compete against other players online. Extensions such as "The Seafarers" and "Cities and Knights" are also included.

Catan Anytime: Microsoft's version of "The Settlers of Catan"

• You can currently register for the beta version of the browser game on the Catan Anytime website.
• The game is visually modern and easy to understand. Both single player and multiplayer modes are available. Microsoft has not only integrated a chat to communicate with other players, but has also integrated Twitter and Skype.
• The game runs via HTML5, so it can be used on the PC via the browser as well as on the smartphone.

Play the settlers of Catan online on PlayCatan.de

• On the PlayCatan.de website you will find players at almost any time of the day that you can compete against for free. Games with two to four players are possible.
• The expansion games "Cities and Knights", "Seafarers" and "Princes" can only be played for a fee. You also have to pay for a game against the computer.
• If you want to test the game for the time being, you can play an introductory game without registration.

Introductory game on PlayCatan.de

Before you register and play against real people, you should get to know the game: Switching from board game to browser game takes some time. To play Catan you need the current version of Java.

1. Open this link to get to the introduction.
2. Select the "base game" at the bottom of the website, as you can only play this later for free.
3. Select a desired resolution, enter your player name and click on the "Start game" button.
4. A new window opens in which you must activate access to Java. After a short wait, the introductory game starts. Everything will now be explained to you.

Register and play on PlayCatan

1. Open the PlayCatan.de website.
2. Enter a user name below and click "Register". You will then have to provide your name and email address. Click the "Register" button here too.
3. You will now receive an email with your password, which you will need to log in.
4. Once you have successfully logged in, you can start: click the "Play online with people" button.
5. Select the base game and click on the "Start Catan base game" button.
6. A new window opens in which you have to accept access to Java. After a short wait you will get to the players' hall. There you can either join a game or start one yourself and wait for someone to join.

We will show you how to play "The Game of Life" online in the next practical tip.