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Colonist.io 2022 Summary

Colonist.io 2022 Summary

New Colonist Home PageHey Colonist Community, We're grateful for all the support the community has provided for Colonist. In 2019, Colonist was a niche game with a single game mode and only the

  • Esqarrouth
    Esqarrouth
3 min read
Interview Series 4: US National Champion Bo Peng

Interview Series 4: US National Champion Bo Peng

My interview with Bo Peng is the fourth in a series of interviews on the Colonist Blog. Bo was the 2021 Catan US national champion, and recently competed in the Catan world championships.

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
2 min read
Interview Series 3: Colonist Co-Founder Demiculus

Interview Series 3: Colonist Co-Founder Demiculus

My interview with Demiculus is the third in a series of interviews on the Colonist Blog. Demiculus placed in the top 16 of the Catan World Championships in 2021, is an avid Cities

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
4 min read
Meilleurs Sites Internet pour Jouer Catan Gratuitement

Meilleurs Sites Internet pour Jouer Catan Gratuitement

Aujourd'hui, nous allons lister les meilleurs jeux Catan gratuits sur différentes plateformes. Nous examinerons également ce qui rend ces jeux bons, ainsi que les raisons pour lesquelles les joueurs de Catan ne les fréquentent pas autant.

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
4 min read
Catan House Rules

Catan House Rules

In this article, we will explore some of the most fun house game rules for Catan! Whether you're a seasoned veteran or new to the game, there's something for everyone in this list

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
3 min read
How We Avoid Downtime

How We Avoid Downtime

In this blog post, we recap Catan Universe's extended downtime and explain how Colonist avoids these issues.

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
3 min read
Announcing New Languages

Announcing New Languages

Colonist is proud to announce that we will be translating our free online alternative to Settlers of Catan into a variety of languages. This will improve the quality of our game for many players around the world.

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
1 min read
Interview Series 2: Catan Strategies With Treeckosaurus

Interview Series 2: Catan Strategies With Treeckosaurus

Interview with Treeckosaurus about Catan stratetgy. Treeckosaurus is a Catan pro and content creator.

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
3 min read
Catan Strategies: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Catan Strategies: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Learn strategies to improve you game! Useful tips for beginners, intermediates, and advanced players.

  • Colonist.io
    Colonist.io
7 min read
Interview Series 1: DyLighted

Interview Series 1: DyLighted

Interview with YouTuber Dylighted. Dylighed is a Catan regional champion and content creator, and he explains the Catan strategies that put him at the top of the game.

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
2 min read
Colonist 101: How to Play

Colonist 101: How to Play

Whether you’re new to the Settlers of Catan board game or a veteran player new to our online game Colonist, we have you covered with this quick start guide.

  • Colonist.io
    Colonist.io
  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
3 min read
Settlers of Catan: A Chronological History

Settlers of Catan: A Chronological History

Learn the unique history of the most popular board game in the world -Settlers of Catan.

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
8 min read
Best Sites to Play Catan Online

Best Sites to Play Catan Online

Today we will be listing down the best free to play Catan games on different platforms. We will also be taking a look at what makes these games good, as well as the reasons why Catan players don’t frequent them that much.

  • Colonist.io
    Colonist.io
  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
4 min read
Ranked 1v1 Strategy
Catan

Ranked 1v1 Strategy

Want to learn how to crush your opponents at Colonist ranked 1v1 games? Read on!

  • Simon Horowitz
    Simon Horowitz
4 min read
Colonist Ranked Games: Leaderboards & Membership System
Catan

Colonist Ranked Games: Leaderboards & Membership System

Info and answers about Matchmaking, Ranked Games, Leaderboards, Membership System. Future roadmap.

  • Esqarrouth
    Esqarrouth
4 min read
The Trade of a Lifetime
Catan

The Trade of a Lifetime

One of our long-term players Adam proposed to his girlfriend Zoe, also a passionate fan, during a game of Colonist. Read about this magical and completely unique marriage proposal!

  • Colonist.io
    Colonist.io
3 min read
Colonist.io 2021 Summary

Colonist.io 2021 Summary

In 2019 Colonist was a niche game with a single game mode and only the most hardcore Catan players played. In 2020 Colonist had 4 expansions and was played by many casual players. In 2021 Colonist had 8 expansions, 12 maps and most of North America knows a Colonist Player.

  • Esqarrouth
    Esqarrouth
3 min read
Cities & Knights Debated Rules
Catan

Cities & Knights Debated Rules

With the release of the Cities & Knights expansion, Colonist.io now allows an even wider range of strategies for you to choose from.

  • Jack McGivern
    Jack McGivern
2 min read
5-6 and 7-8 Player Rules
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5-6 and 7-8 Player Rules

Learn the unique rules for our 5-6 and 7-8 player expansion pack game modes. How large are the boards? What is the special build phase? Click to learn!

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    Colonist.io
3 min read
Settling the Rules of Catan
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Settling the Rules of Catan

Following on from our how-to-play Catan video, here are some rules which are often misunderstood, or omitted from the base game of Catan.

  • Jack McGivern
    Jack McGivern
4 min read
Debugging the game & Possible Fixes
Catan

Debugging the game & Possible Fixes

How to debug rare problems and help developers improve the game.

  • Esqarrouth
    Esqarrouth
1 min read
Colonist.io 2020 Summary
Catan

Colonist.io 2020 Summary

In 2019 Colonist was a niche game. In 2020 Colonist has became a worldwide known game played from casual Catan players to celebrities and CEOs.

  • Esqarrouth
    Esqarrouth
2 min read
Colonist is Hiring
Colonist

Colonist is Hiring

Colonist needs fresh blood and is looking for 3 full-time team members. 1. Artist & UI Designer, 2. Web & Game Developer, 3. Backend Developer & Dev Ops

  • Esqarrouth
    Esqarrouth
3 min read
Why we can't give feature release dates
Catan

Why we can't give feature release dates

We get the same question everyday: "When will feature X be released" We would love to tell you when, but we don’t know ourselves.

  • Esqarrouth
    Esqarrouth
2 min read
Designing Balanced Dice
Catan

Designing Balanced Dice

The “broken” dice algorithm is a highly debated topic. So we researched this comprehensively and we were surprised by the results!

  • Jeff d'Eon
    Jeff d'Eon
5 min read
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