Best 3 Board Games in 2026

A CATAN ADVENTURE FOR FLEDGLING SWASHBUCKLERS! CATAN Junior lets younger players experience the world of CATAN by introducing a simpler playing style. Designed for players as young as 6, it's the perfect introduction to the CATAN series of games for kids and families.

ADVENTURE GAME: CATAN Junior takes place on a ring of tropical isles—including the mysterious Spooky Island, home of the Ghost Captain. Each island generates a specific resource - wood, goats, molasses, or cutlasses. You can also find gold. Just watch out for the dreaded Ghost Captain!

STRATEGY BOARD GAME FOR KIDS: Start with 2 pirate lairs and build ships in order to expand your network. The more lairs you build, the more resources you may receive. Use your resources to build ships, lairs, or to get help from the wise Coco the Parrot. You can even trade in the nearby market. The first player to control 7 pirate lairs wins!

THIS IS AN EXPANSION TO THE CATAN STRATEGY BOARD GAME BASE: You will need a CATAN Base Game in order to play with this expansion. In CATAN SEAFARERS, you control a group of bold seafaring settlers exploring and taming the wild, uncharted Isles of CATAN. Embark on an epic quest to settle the home island, build ships, and chart nearby waters

FUN GAME WITH COUNTLESS REPLAY OPPORTUNITIES: The completely variable board provides great value through nearly limitless replayability. You will never have to play the same game twice. Looking for new adventures? Try CATAN expansions (Note: Expansions require CATAN base game to play)

BUILD AND/OR JOIN A COMMUNITY: Whether you play as a family, a board game group, or via video conference as you stay at home, CATAN is a social game that provides plenty of opportunities for player interaction. You may even find yourself exploring the exciting world of CATAN tournaments

THIS IS AN EXTENSION TO THE CATAN SEAFARERS BOARD GAME EXPANSION: This is NOT a complete game! It is only a game extension for 5-6 players. You will need a CATAN base game, a CATAN 5-6 Player extension and the CATAN Seafarers expansion in order to play with this extension.

SAIL, DISCOVER AND SETTLE WITH MORE PLAYERS: Now 5 to 6 players can sail into the wild, uncharted seas and explore and settle the many mysterious islands near CATAN! Add 1-2 more friends and family members without sacrificing ease of play. Try one of 9 new scenarios!

STRATEGY BOARD GAME: This rich extension adds even more drama to the award-winning game of seafaring, discovery and trade. Settle islands, build ships and chart the nearby waters. Discover far-off mines and use your gold and resources to become the undisputed ruler of CATAN!

THIS IS AN EXPANSION TO THE CATAN BOARD GAME: This is NOT a complete game! You will need a CATAN base game in order to play with this expansion.

EXPLORE, HARVEST AND DELIVER: This expansion is entirely dedicated to exploration. Sent out by the Council of Catan, players set out for uncharted areas to build new outposts. The sketchy information available indicates that dangerous pirate lairs, rich fishing grounds, and helpful indigenous villages await you beyond the horizon.

STRATEGY BOARD GAME: Build harbor settlements, ships, settlers and sailing crews and set out across mysterious seas in search of new lands, spices, fish and gold fields. This expansion includes 5 new scenarios, each of which builds upon your previous experience.

ROLL, PLAY AND SETTLE: Discover, explore and settle CATAN anywhere and anytime... even all by yourself! The CATAN Dice Game is the perfect portable adventure experience. Challenge the odds and discover a fresh way to master CATAN!

DICE-ROLLING STRATEGY GAME: In the dice game version of CATAN, you also build settlements, roads, cities, and knights. Now instead of placing wooden or plastic game pieces on a game board, each player has a sheet depicting a smaller version of the island of Catan. Build by filling in the respective symbols for roads, knights, settlements, and cities.

CONVENIENT FOR TRAVEL: The CATAN Dice Game is the perfect portable adventure experience. It's a great casual introduction to the world of CATAN, ideal for play on-the-go or during those moments "in between". It is easy to learn and doesn’t take long to play. You can even play it as a single-player game.

THIS IS AN EXTENSION TO THE CATAN CITIES & KNIGHTS BOARD GAME EXPANSION: This is NOT a complete game! It is only a game extension for 5-6 players. You will need a CATAN base game, a CATAN 5-6 Player extension and the CATAN Cities & Knights expansion in order to play with this extension.

PROGRESS, DEVELOP AND DEFEND WITH MORE PLAYERS: Expand and inject even more excitement into your Cities & Knights games without sacrificing ease of play. Add 1-2 more friends and family and even more drama to the award-winning game of culture, politics, trade and conflict.

STRATEGY BOARD GAME: Now up to 6 players can develop their cultures, build metropolises and muster their knights against the scourge threatening CATAN! The basics of CATAN are easy to learn, but its depth remains compelling as you explore strategies and tactics for years to come.

Takes about 90 minutes to play

For 3-4 players

Classic Euro-style board game

STRATEGY GAME: Trade, build and settle the Island of CATAN in this addictively fun strategy game previously called Settlers of CATAN. Players control their own civilization and look to spread across a modular hex board in a competition for victory points.

FUN GAME WITH COUNTLESS REPLAY OPPORTUNITIES: The completely variable board provides great value through nearly limitless replayability. You will never have to play the same game twice. IMPORTANT NOTE: CATAN Extensions and CATAN Expansions are NOT compatible with CATAN Family Edition.

BUILD AND/OR JOIN A COMMUNITY: Whether you play as a family, a board game group, or via video conference as you stay at home, CATAN is a social game that provides plenty of opportunities for player interaction. You may even find yourself exploring the exciting world of CATAN tournaments.

TRADE, BUILD AND SETTLE ON THE GO: This compact edition lets you take CATAN everywhere! Its space-saving box unfolds to reveal the variable board. Roads, settlements and cities are safe in locking drawers and cards are held securely in holder trays. CATAN Traveler is handy and fits easily into your luggage.

STRATEGY BOARD GAME: Use resources - ore, brick, grain, lumber, and wool - to build roads anf reach new settlement sites, upgrade your settlements to cities or to buy development cards so you can, at the right moment, turn the tide in your favor. If you trade cleverly and have a little bit of luck, you have a good chance to win the game.

INCLUDES TWO PLAYER GAME RULES: This compact version includes the tried-and-tested 2-player rules and its corresponding game components. This edition cannot be used with the CATAN expansions but it's a nice, elegant alternative when traveling or on vacation, particularly if you want to settle Catan with a partner.

THIS IS AN EXTENSION TO THE CATAN TRADERS & BARBARIANS BOARD GAME EXPANSION: This is NOT a complete game! It is only a game extension for 5-6 players. You will need a CATAN base game, a CATAN 5-6 Player extension and the CATAN Traders & Barbarians expansion in order to play with this extension.

TRANSPORT, MARKET AND CAMPAIGN WITH MORE PLAYERS: Infuse even more fun and excitement into your CATAN games without sacrificing ease of play. Add 1-2 more friends and family members for more interaction and more drama!

STRATEGY BOARD GAME: Now up to 6 players can share the very rich set of 4 variants and 5 scenarios. Add more to Catan with barbarians, caravan routes, a great river, and fishing grounds.