GamesRadar - Catan - Xbox Live Arcade

Is Catan changing Xbox Live? (News)

May 8, 2007

In what could truly be considered a statistical improbability for Xbox Live, Joystiq made it through more than Joystiqs fair share of rounds in Catan without any player-related issues.
Everyone Joystiq met who makes it through a full game gets a good approval rating and nobody (and Joystiq actually mean nobody) has deserved a complaint or negative review.
No pre-pubescent screams, no racist/sexist/homophobic statements ... sure, there's expletive dropping -- but it's all in proper context.

Is civility actually possible on Xbox Live?

Catan - Xbox Live Arcade (Review)

May 2, 2007

If you're not familiar with the Settlers of Catan board game, the level of involvement Catan requires may be a little off-putting at first. There are tiles with pictures, numbers and dots; several different types of game pieces; two different sets of cards; and dice all being used at once throughout the game. It may appear complex (and even chaotic) at first, but learning the basic gameplay proves to be surprisingly easy. ...

Catan, Centipede, and Millipede on XBLA tomorrow (News)

May 1, 2007

Heading up tomorrow's lineup is Catan, a port of the hugely popular German board game Settlers of Catan. With new graphics, 13 historic personalities with their own strategies to play against, and a timer to help speed up the turn-based play, this could easily be the best version of Settlers of Catan to date. Catan is known for its simplicity to learn and difficulty in mastering, and will be available for 800 Microsoft ...

Catan - Xbox Live Arcade (Screenshots)

Mar 6, 2007