Everyone hates the robber, and who can blame them? At first it feels like this punishing mechanic only exists to annoy you. That is until you understand it's true power. Here are 10+ ways to think about and use the robber and keep enjoying Catan.

I always wondered what Catan would be like if there were battles. Well, since the official version doesn't have PvP, I decided to make it myself. Here is my take on what a 'realistic' version of Catan would look like. Enjoy!

If you took a second to appreciate the odds of getting resources from settlements, you might completely reconsider how you place. This video is a elaborate intervention to prevent players from betting on the wrong pips.

One of the things that makes Catan great is how invested people get in the game, and when things don't go your way, or worse, people make sure they don't go your way, things can get a little turbulent. So I thought, let's just teach people how to troll each other in Catan. Seems like a good idea. Right?

If there was one thing that would decide your fate in Catan (aside from whacky dice rolls), it's where you place your first two settlements. And who better to get advice on such a thing than from a Catan Nation Champion?

As a fun thought experiment, I thought, "Hypothetically, how quickly can someone win a game of Catan if played perfectly and everything went their way?"

Trading in Catan has a really high skill ceiling because there are a lot of things to consider, as such it's kind of hard to keep track of what to pay attention too while playing the game. Hope this helps!

Sometimes Random doesn’t feel that random. It’s not a great feeling when the roll of the dice doesn’t seem be hitting the numbers it’s supposed to or even worse, the randomness seems to be working against you, . Welcome to every game of Settlers of Catan, where the dice don’t play nice.