The Man Who Created Settlers of Catan
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- Move over Monopoly, there's a newer board game in town. "Settlers of Catan," a game night classic modeled after the Vikings' journey to Iceland, has sold over 24 million copies since its release in 1994. Creator Klaus Teuber lives in Germany, where running the Catan empire has become a family affair and a global operation.
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"A peaceful game with a lot of interaction" Clearly forgetting what happens when you roll a 7....
Gregg Bond *ending friendships since 1995*
It also sucks when they take your best card lol
@Gregg Bond - Truer words have never been spoken!!! 😅😂🤣🤣🤣
&resource monopoly
lol
I asked my brother "are u winning on this turn?" he said yes and rolled a 7
Ha! Peaceful game... Every time my family plays, at least one person ends up crying, two are screaming at each other, one is constantly looking for the rulebook, and someone is just about ready to burn the house down. Game nights at my house are interesting.
R Y Λ N 😂😂😂👏👏
Same
Lol yes!
Seems accurate.
So truee
I’m always the one in the rulebook
When the game won "Spiel des Jahres"(game of the year)- award here in Germany, we bought it and me and the crew played it till we dropped. One day in 1998 we had a serious discussion about the rules that it nearly resorted in violence. I turned on my computer and started this new wicked thing called internet I was paying a lot of money for. I opened the homepage of the company and wrote an email and asked how to solve the problem. The next day i got an answer....by Klaus Teuber himself! Even today I'm still blown away. The guy was like a god for us :)
curious, what was the argument about?
I don't remember exactly. I know that we had a lot of fights about the "longest road". It could have been the question if you have to put the "road" away if somebody else TOO gets five streets in a row or if you keep it until somebody gets OVER 5 streets in a row an give the "road" directly to him. I guess this question was solved ages ago but we were playing the first edition with the wood meeples. The rulework was full of gaps at that time.
@@heinzschweins I still find the English rules to be not as thorough as they could be. Some parts are hidden away where you wouldn't think to read them unless you're super familiar
@@TheShamansQuestion I don't know the english version of the rules but don't hesitate to ask me, if something is not clear.
The true viking spirit is when you ready to get out the axes
Rest in peace, Klaus. Your great game has shaped my childhood. Thank you.
indeed, he shaped so many childhoods :(
I can’t believe they went out, met the man who made the game, heard them say the name of the game, recorded audio over the video, and got the pronunciation wrong still.
1:26. He says it here.
They even got his last name wrong
This is by far the best comment
They literally say it the same way??
@@hiddensinix2767 No they don't. Are you american?
The man who designed the board game Settlers of Catan, unfortunately passed away at 70 on April Fools day, I didn't realize this until now, Rest in peace Klaus Teuber (June 25, 1952 - April 1, 2023), you'll be missed and your fans will always love your board game! 🕊 ❤️
i like how in the first 15 seconds they just gave away this dudes address
It's out there in the open in every Catan box and on their website.
Fascinating really how something this huge is still being run as a family company.
One would at least expect a PO Box number, but they obviously don't care hahaha
Staal Hard yeah you would think they would use a PO box instead, especially with how crazy people can get these days that somebody can cause harm if they know where he lives
@@thecreator2229 Don't worry. I have lots of experience with these tiny middle of nowhere towns in Germany. They are extremely hard to reach. Even psychopaths would give up after getting lost in the woods or spending hours on a local regional trainline hahaha
@@staalhard4044 i am from there, its actually not that hard to reach. But, i mean, this guy is not really a celeb or anything
@@n0body886 oh, I'm not the worried guy. Comment starter is.
Was introduced this game by a friend who has a rare form of blood cancer. We had lots of fun playing this game when I visited him, we laughed, had bitter rivalry and the great part of it was that we had some time away the cancer.
We played couple of times during his times of recovery and relapse. Later on, I got the expansion and wanted to play with him. He got really sick and tired so we did not managed to try it out together. A few months later, he left for a better place. Thanks to this game, I built some wonderful memories with him at times. Precious time and laughter together.
I missed him and just wanted to share his story.
Oh shit... I am sorry for ur loss...
Dude this is the most sad comment I have ever read
:(
May Allah reunite you two in paradise where you can play all the expansion packs forever 😊
Wow that’s sad. Sorry for the loss of your friend. You’re a good friend.
Thanks for helping me lose the 4 friends I made over 20 years! Who needs friends when you have the longest road, largest army, and 2 victory points?
When he pronounced catan "Cah-tahn" I was like YEESS I KNEW IT
U yankees better not be pronouncing it "Kaytn" or some shit
Yes but the narrator and sons interchangeably say cah-tan
@@roeschdan It's how germans as I would pronounce it if you read the name of it for the first time.
@@ramiro5859 what else would it be?
@@ramiro5859 actually alot of americans pronounce it the correct way. This narrator just says it weird
"Will you trade for rock? :)"
"I DON'T WANT FUCKING ROCK. WE ALL HAVE ROCK!!!"
Yea, peaceful game.
That is iron ore, i reckon lol
Wool to be honest. No one needs wool in the base game
My friends like to annoy me by calling all the cards the wrong names: “shep” for wool, “rock” for ore, “tree” for lumber, “wet” for grain. One of my friends even insists on naming all her sheep, and will only trade them to you if you can name them correctly. It probably doesn’t help that we’re always a few drinks in when we play this.
@@maggieburkart907 hahaha I think I will name my sheep because of your friend now LOL
@@maggieburkart907 tell your friend she’s a genius. That is one of the cleverest ways to annoy someone that I’ve heard of.
His pro tip: *never build the longest road in the beginning.*
He rused everyone
Not like that’s my whole strategy or anything
That feeling when you're trailing 6 to 9 and you steal someone's longest road, play a victory point card and build a city in one turn to win.
@@Redskies453 victory point is played automatically without the other players knowing. Lets say game just started (you only have two settlements) and get a development card which is a victory point. You leave it face down, it still counts as having 3 points yet other players dont know
Wonder why he said that???
What's fun about the game is that even when it is not your own turn, you're still active. You still get income from other rolls, and you are always able to trade, or dissuade trades that benefit both of your opponents through table-talk.
its catan not catan
No, it's catan.
catan is acceptable, but the generally superior pronunciation is catan
But what about catan?
Your all idiots it's obviously catan
hellooo, it's just catan okay
"Never build the longest road at the beginning"
So that's what I've been doing wrong
Yep this causes you big problems. One it gives you a false leadamd from then on everyone will block you because you have more victory points and also using your first 5 wood just to make longest road isn't efficient as you can make more branches and reach more settlement spots if ypu don't just build one single road. Also you shouldn't bother linking your two settlements. The beginning is for expanding out and getting new settlements and new numbers and mire resources. Just for example linking two close settlements is a waste if wood. Mid or late game by all means.
Start with building settlements in the highest but also most varied numbers. (Try 5, 9, 6, and 8. Do not take only a few numbers so that you have consistent resource output)
"In a way, everybody wins." *me and my friends robbing each other for twenty rounds straight*
3:10 "Peaceful Game." Sir, this game has started more fights in my friend group than anything else lol. The competition is REAL.
RIP. Thank you for inspiring so many cherised memories (and fights) with my siblings and cousins.
My aunt gave me Catan one year and I pulled it out and made my parents play it with me. After that, it became our go-to game. I’m proud to say that not only have I gotten better, I’ve also spread the game to more of my friends.
Settlers of Catan, and its expansions, are what opened me up to more table top games. Before that, I’d played Monopoly, I’d played Yahtzee. But nothing got me quite as excited as Catan.
You don't understand how bad I've been fucking up by building the longest road at the start. This family gave me some solid advice at the end of the video
3:09 ... a "peaceful" game. He's clearly never had to stare down the barrel of someone having a katantrum then.
3:39 My only strategy is to build the longest road straight through everyone's settlements.
Their family name should be pronounced 'toy-berr' , not 'tu-ber'
Why are Americans so awful at pronouncing names properly? German ones especially it seems.
@@TheGreatGodPan Why would you expect someone who isn't german to properly pronounce german names without first being corrected?
@@Evan-fh2zg I would expext that if you go to someone's house and make a video about them, you would ask how to pronounce their name. Especially if it is a foreign name. The same applies for how the game is pronounced. They even say it so many times in the video. That is just disrespectful.
@@Evan-fh2zg if most people who arent from germany and know how to pronounce catan, shouldnt she also know how to pronounce it ?
@@Evan-fh2zg As a German I also know how to pronounce French (ever tried to make an American say the car brands "Peugeot" or "Citroen" - it's hilarious!) or Italian or Spanish names without having ever learned the languages. It's the American ignorance that leads to wrong pronounciations.
It definitely doesn't bring families together, I yelled at my sister one time because she moved the robber to by spot
only one time?
This is a fantastic video! I love all of your videos, but this is the perfect amount of information to go along with the topic. Can't wait for more!
Yeah a lot of your videos are too short, averaging around 2 minutes. 4-5 minutes is a nice duration to fit an appropriate of information, not too short and not too long.
When she kept saying "ka-taan" instead of "ka-tawn" I almost had a stroke
Well, it's German :)
@@hurtigheinz3790 yes so it is awn not can....the narrator is saying it wrong.
@@hurtigheinz3790 the makers literally say "ka-tawn" not "ka-taan"
talk about being pedantic
It’s Cat Ten
lmao this video is blowing up in quarantine because everyone is playing catan online
Watch how they almost bumped each others head at 1:59.
I lost all my friends because of this man
🤣
When wife and I play with siblings and friends, we have a rule, ALL RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS ON PAUSR TILL GAME ENDS!
My family stopped playing after I won 9 games in a row
"up to 4 Players"
*laughts in 5-6 player expansion pack*
*laughts diabolically in custom 7-8 Player expansion pack*
This game has brought years of fun for my family and friends. We love we can all play together and we all play until the end of the game. You are not trying to kill anyone, no one is eliminated and you can play it anywhere. It is a fun social game and when we play the 3D 10th Anniversary set at the local pub it will always draw a crowd too.
This game has moved from being a passion to an obsession and I now have over 350 different Catan boxes and over 600 Catan items in my Catan collection. I am constantly looking for more. My pride and joy is a pre-release demo/test set by Kosmos that is also signed by Mr Teuber. Thank you to Mr Teuber and his family for creating and continuing to develop this fantastic game.
Thank you so much for creating this video!
Yes thanks
The tip about complaining even when you're ahead is basically the most fun way of doing things.
I love how this channel has everything my mind thinks of!
I still remember when a buddy of mine introduce this game to me in late spring of 2007. I was hooked instantly. I bought the game at amazon for like 30 bucks and then I introduce this game to my friends. We played it almost everyday that summer. I had the third edition copy which has SOLDIERS instead of Knights. I have taken that copy of it everywhere from camping to bringing that copy on board game nights at friends places.
My copy as how you say it well loved because it shows the battlescars of where it been to. I can honestly say that I play this game at least once a year and this was the gateway board game that hooked me into board gaming. I have now introduce my nieces and nephew to this game. I'm gonna keep playing this game until the end.
I really need to get my hands on the copy of the ultimate collectors edition of it with the 3-D printed tiles, but I'm pretty sure if I got my hands on that. I'm still gonna play my well loved third edition.
Thanks Mr. Teuber for making a lovely game.
Love it! This game has been such a huge part of my social life in the past 7 years :p I love how the board is different every time you play, Cities and Knights is my personal favourite! I've shared this with all my friends who love this game :p Three Cheers for Klaus!
Very cool, and one of my favorite board games ever!
You helped me keep on good terms with my family during this quarantine. Thanks.
i was introdused to catan in 2020. and i loved it!!! love the wholesome feeling you get out of it.. its awesome :)
Just bought the game and played with my family last night. It was so much fun. I can't wait to play again with them.
Quality videos like always! So glad I subbed to you!
Peaceful? I think Catan is the most toxic board game I've ever played. Monopoly has nothing on Catan. I mean, in Catan, the goal is to convince the whole table that someone else is in the lead and once you've done that, you'll all collaborate to ruin that player's game. And guess what? You'll always succeed too. You can block off income, roads and settlements. Then you can steal, refuse trading and contest their win condition. It's devastating honestly.
In Monopoly, you're mostly at the mercy of the dice, that's nowhere near as personal.
Woah never thought of it like that
Straight facts, you have to spend your time convincing people that, actual, you're losing.
Sounds about right. My mom always vows never ending revenge on whoever steals from her, which is annoying but actually an effective strategy because now we all think twice before moving the robber next to her settlements.
But it does depend on who you’re playing with. I’ve played with friends before who always apologized whenever they moved the robber onto other people or just moved it back to the desert. Any game can be cutthroat, it depends on how cutthroat the players are and what that group’s Catan-playing traditions are
Wow! Watching this video brought back some good memories. I first played this game in 2003 in Aachen, Germany and have loved it since.
Me and house mates play this game all the time, we have a huge championship going for about two years so thank you so much for creating the game. It's brought so much fun time
college students' favorite :)
love playing this over a couple of beers with my friend
The man who made me a fan of modern board games! Thank you master.
dank!!
My friends and I play this at least weekly, never gets old man
Fantastic video!
I love Catan!!
It’s probably my favorite board game, but peaceful is the last word I could use to explain it lmao
What a delightful man Mr. Teuber is
Man I love that game! I got it at age ten and it was my first board game... It was love at first play and I havn't found anything better since then...
I love this game so much! Have played it since I was a teenager
Very short video, but I appreciated the interview clips. 👍🏻
CZcams recommended this because it knows my catan addiction is real😩
Really great game that definitely brings my family together. Watching the video made me like the game that much more. Herr Teuber is a cool dude!
Settler of Catan has destroyed friendships and holidays. Love the game though!
Wholesome.
My dad is friends with Guido! He always talks about it when we play
I've gone through two classic board games, owned seafarers and the 6 person expansion, and I play on my phone religiously. My tip for winning is to build alot on a single resource and take the port for that resource.
You also always need to keep someone else set up as the target even of you're winning.
Would like to see similar videos highlighting the virtuality to reality journey of some other famous board games.
Thank you for this game. I get to play at least three times a week if not more. Now I am playing Catan with all four expansions. Working on rules ECT.....thank you again.
The last words of advice about building the longest street is so true!
I love Catan so much! my favorite boardgame ever!
I hate it so much. Dogshit luck, and unfair dice rolls.
Probably my favourite board game out there
I used to work at a summer camp and while the kids were asleep the other counselors and I would play Catan made lots of great memories
BEAUTIFUL...👏👏👏👏
Ahh, that was wholesome.
great video!
Thank God, a positive story of success and family 😄
I love this game!!
“I wanted to create a peaceful game” He should see my friends and me play that shit
3 Strategy Tips:
- The most important decision in the game is your 2 initial settlements.
- The most valuable resources are Wheat/Ore/Sheep/Brick/Wood, in that order.
- Frugal building (closest available expansion) is often better than optimal building (reaching a far away 8 ore)
3 Trading Tips:
- Trade on your own turn when you can, it gives you more options and leverage.
- Figure out what resource/goal is valuable to your opponent, make it clear that your trade will help them accomplish that, mark up your trade cost.
- Trade with players that are less of a threat to you and boycott trades with leaders.
3 Placement Tips:
- Ensure you get a wheat or ore spot.
- The higher total number of pips, the better. 10 pips = 27% chance for resources, 11 pips = 30%
- Variety of resources hexes > Being the sheep king lol
What makes Brick more valuable than wood? Is it just because there's one less hex of it?
Thank you for saving our boring life!!!
Love this game!!
Best. Game. Ever. Hands down. Glad to learn the origin story.
I arrived at this video just to learn how to pronounce Catan. I love that the announcer says it not the way the creator and his sons actually pronounce it.
I love catan... it's so fun!!!
I love this game.
It is my favorite board game, hands down.
"A peaceful game with a lot of interaction" - From the creator of the game that made my group of friends almost as enraged as when we played Uno
May this legend Rest In Peace!
literally my favorite game of all time
“Peaceful game...” oh the words that come out of our mouths are anything but peaceful.
thank you dude
Love that game. Starefare even better
Rest in peace, thank you for your beautiful game :)
Very neat!
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24 April 2022
Imagine a movie with a plot, in the end the whole plot is just a result of people playing this catan game.
In general I don't like bored games but there is something just amazing and relaxing about Catan.
I cant tell you how much it gives me hope to find out this utter master did his first game in his early thirties.
Most successful start ups were founded by people with former work experience and an already failed startup behind them... don't let the Mark Zuckerbergs of our world make you insecure :)
Dice rolling frequency from high(left) to low (right). 8, 6/9, 5, 4, 10, 3, 12, 11, 2. Number 7 is not included as won't yeild any resources but makes you cry.
Enjoy playing!
Want that Catan mug!
I love that game
This man is a legend
thanks to him
This is man is singlehandedly responsible for destroying family nights
All those hours I'll never get back