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Settlers of Catan

Settlers of Catan is a turn-based strategy fangame for MS-DOS based on the boardgame of the same name. Settlers of Catan game description The object of the game is to be the first player to gain the specified…

31 December 1996

Settlers of Catan is a card & board game developed by Kosmos, released 31 December 1996 on DOS.

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What Settlers of Catan is

Settlers of Catan is a card & board game game developed by Kosmos and released in 1996. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Settlers of Catan is a turn-based strategy fangame for MS-DOS based on the boardgame of the same name. Settlers of Catan game description The object of the game is to be the first player to gain the specified number of victory points during your turn. If you somehow manage to gain the appropriate number of points during an opponent’s turn, you must wait until the end of your next turn before you can win the game (assuming no one else manages to win before then). The number of victory points required to win depends on the scenario being played. the game constantly displays the number of victory points you currently have, as well as the number that you need to win. You gain victory points in…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Settlers of Catan launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

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When did Settlers of Catan come out?
Settlers of Catan was released on 31 December 1996 for DOS.

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