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CATAN base game box and components

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Award-winning board game

A clever game for the next slow evening.

By Considered Gifts editorial desk
Usually around
$40
Kind of gift
Something to keep
Close enough for
Anyone, colleagues included
How it arrives
Has to be posted. Check the retailer's own delivery estimate before you order.

Why this works

  • Makes home feel warmer.
  • Feeds a hobby they love.

A good fit when

  • games night
  • group fun
  • cozy evening

Before you buy

Match the complexity to the group they usually play with.

The exact picks we rate

Where to look

This page describes an idea, not a single product. Where we have researched an exact pick it is listed below; where we have not, we say so and send you to a live search rather than a guess.

best overallCATANAdd the 5–6 player extension if they host bigger game nights.

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