Standard Catan

What you need

One CATAN base game, its sea frame, terrain hexes, number discs, ports, player pieces, cards, dice, and robber.

• Players: 3 or 4.
• Required games: CATAN.
• Generator mode: randomized / variable board.
• 3 players: 19 land hexes and 18 number discs; use the normal base-game frame and supply.
• 4 players: the same 19 land hexes and 18 number discs; add the fourth player’s pieces and aid.

Before you generate

The generator creates a fresh randomized board from the standard CATAN pools. Choose 3 or 4 players before generating.

Set up the table

1. Use Configure this setup above. It opens the 4-player variable selection by default; change to 3 players when needed, then generate.
2. Use the board and print setup sheet to gather the frame, 19 land hexes, 18 discs, ports, and the separate card and piece supplies.
3. Assemble the frame, place the face-up hexes and discs while skipping the desert, then place the robber and create the card supply as shown in the base rulebook.
4. Choose the first player and place the two rounds of starting settlements and roads using the base-game rulebook.

Scenario notes

The familiar base-game board with 19 land hexes, generated from the standard resource and number-disc pools.

• The desert has no number disc. Frame material and ports are separate from the 19 land hexes.

Source reference

CATAN — The Game Rulebook, 2025 sixth edition, pages 3 and 11–12.