Independent setup utility
Explore a documented Catan starting board
Generate a documented starting setup for supported base-game and Seafarers scenarios and selected Cities & Knights combinations. Read the setup guidance first, then open the generator with the configuration you want.
Default setup: Heading for New Shores · 4 players · Illustrated board
Representative starting setup
Heading for New Shores · 4 players · Illustrated board
This board preview comes from the supported authored setup and keeps its player count and layout visible. Customize the selection before generating a board.
Customize this setup
4-player Illustrated board
Heading for New Shores 4-player illustrated board starting-board preview rendered from the supported authored setup.What the generator provides
The generator produces the board shape, terrain, number discs, ports, markers, and supplied pieces needed for the supported starting setups. Illustrated boards follow their published diagrams; variable boards shuffle only the pools named for that scenario. Harbor types may still be mixed where the source setup allows it.
- The base game plus eight Seafarers scenarios, covering the published 3-player and 4-player choices
- Three Cities & Knights combinations with their published 3-player and 4-player choices
- A balance comparison that helps explain candidate positions without assigning starts or guaranteeing an open or equal location
What the tool covers
This is a starting-board tool, not a full Catan game. It does not simulate turns, player ownership, trading, exploration, reward collection, progression, combat, scoring, or win evaluation.