Q 01/05

Who designed the game?

A) Klaus Teuber

B) Reiner Knizia

C) Wolfgang Kramer

D) Uwe Rosenberg

Answer · why

A) Klaus Teuber

His original design was a sprawling game of exploration; he and Kosmos spent 1993 to 1995 simplifying it.

Q 02/05

In which year was the game first published?

A) 1995

B) 1997

C) 1999

D) 2001

Answer · why

A) 1995

It swept the 1995 awards: Spiel des Jahres, Deutscher Spiele Preis, the Essen Feather and the Meeples' Choice.

Q 03/05

In which country was the game first published?

A) Netherlands

B) United States

C) Germany

D) Sweden

Answer · why

C) Germany

It became one of the first Eurogames to catch on outside Europe.

Q 04/05

Which company first published the game?

A) Ravensburger

B) Kosmos

C) Mayfair Games

D) Hans im Glück

Answer · why

B) Kosmos

Its full name is Franckh-Kosmos Verlag; Mayfair later handled the English editions for years.

Q 05/05

Under what longer name was the game originally sold?

A) The Traders of Catan

B) The Lords of Catan

C) The Islands of Catan

D) The Settlers of Catan

Answer · why

D) The Settlers of Catan

The line was rebranded to the single word for its 20th anniversary in 2015.