Star Trek: Catan

Catan's trade-and-build loop, relocated to the Final Frontier.

πŸ‘₯ 3–4 players⏱ approx. 75 minπŸͺ„ A round to warm up8+
β˜… 6.4 Β· BGG #1,733

Who it's for

You know Catan and love Star Trek, or want a Catan with a different look. Suited for groups of four who enjoy bargaining.

Not for you if…

You were hoping for a very different game. Underneath, it is Catan, with the same dice luck and trading.

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Vibe's take

Familiar Catan rhythm: roll, trade, build, complain about the dice. The sci-fi skin adds fun, but the table talk stays the star.

About this game

Catan, but the island is the galaxy. Star Trek: Catan keeps Klaus Teuber's resource-and-trade engine and swaps in outposts at the meeting point of three planets, starships that link regions, and starbases as upgraded outposts. Planets pay out dilithium, tritanium, food, oxygen and water on a dice roll, and you trade them across the table to grow. Development cards bring points or special abilities. Anyone who knows the base game will feel at home within a turn, and fans of the series get a fun excuse to boldly settle.

Star Trek resources and starshipsOutposts upgraded to starbasesModular galaxy for every game

By the numbers

Players

Best at 4 playersWorks with 3–4

Duration

75 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

2.4 / 5 β€” Light

BGG Rating

6.4/10

Rank #1,733

3.9k ratings

Published

2012

Language

Some text

Designed by

Klaus Teuber

Published by

Mayfair Games, Catan Studio, Devir, 999 Games, KOSMOS and 3 more

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