Mayfair Games Inc.

"In The settlers of Catan you control a group of settlers trying to tame the wilds on the remote but rich island of Catan. Start by revealing the island's many port sites and regions: plains, meadows, mountains, hills, forests and desert. The random mix creates a different board for virtually every game"--Container.

The game takes place on a ring of tropical isles, including the mysterious Soopky Island, home of the Ghost Captain. Each island generates a specific resource: wood, goats, molasses, gold or cutlasses. Players use resources to build and expand their network of pirate lairs. The first player to control seven pirate lairs wins the game.

Players compete to efficiently produce and trade goods in an effort to build settlements, cities, roads, and advancements that earn players victory points. The first player to ten points wins, but competing strategies and the random element of dice roll results make this game much more complex than it sounds.

"Soft sand beaches, mellow hills, impressive mountain chains: the striking landscape overwhelms everybody. Hundreds of years ago, however, the situation was not as peaceful: 5 clans are competing for dominance, each trying to take away the best swaths of land from one another, and selling off the unpleasant ones for a lot of money. Will your little kingdom make you king of the island?"--Summary from container.