Catan's trade-and-build loop, relocated to the Final Frontier.
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 ifβ¦
You were hoping for a very different game. Underneath, it is Catan, with the same dice luck and trading.
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.
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.
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Players
Duration
75 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
2.4 / 5 β LightBGG 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