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.

Then embark on a quest to settle the island. Guide your settlers to victory by clever trading and cunning development. Instead of money, you use combinations of resources-grain, wool, ore, brick and timber-to purchase development cards or build roads, settlements and cities. Acquire your resources through trades or the luck of the dice. But beware! Someone might cut off your road or buy a monopoly! And you never know when the robber will appear and steal away with your precious gains!

• 37 Hexagonal region tiles
• 20 settlement pieces (5 x 4 different colors)
• 16 city pieces (4 x 4 different colors)
• 60 road pieces (15 x 4 different colors)
• 95 resource cards
• 25 development cards
• 4 building cost cards
• 2 special bonus cards
• 18 die cut counters
• 2 six sided dice
• 1 wooden pawn