The Wonders of Catan

What you need

CATAN plus Seafarers, the frame, 30 land and 19 sea hexes, 27 number discs, nine active harbors, five Great Wall markers, two Great Bridge markers, four blocked-intersection markers, five wonder tiles, eight VP tokens, and one wonder marker per player.

• Players: 3 or 4.
• Required games: CATAN + Seafarers.
• Generator mode: randomized / variable board.
• 3 players: the shared 30-land + 19-sea board, 27 discs, nine active harbors, the five/two/four board markers, five wonder tiles, eight VP tokens, and three wonder markers.
• 4 players: the same board and setup supplies, with four wonder markers and the fourth player’s pieces.

Before you generate

The generator keeps the sea, desert strip, small islands, harbor edges, walls, bridges, and blocked intersections in place while randomizing the main-island pools and nine harbor types. Return the pirate to the box.

Set up the table

1. Use Configure this setup above. It opens the 4-player variable selection by default; choose 3 players when needed, then generate.
2. Place the fixed sea, desert, and small-island regions, then the generated main island and discs. Keep the 27 board discs separate from the eight VP tokens.
3. Place the nine harbor types on their shown edges, the robber on a desert, the five walls, two bridges, four blocked intersections, wonder tiles, VP supply, and one wonder marker for each player.
4. Place starting settlements with roads or ships on the large island and respect the blocked intersections shown by the setup sheet.

Scenario notes

A Seafarers setup with walls, bridges, blocked intersections, and wonder supplies beside the board.

• The harbor edges and fixed regions stay in place while the authorized pools change. Wonder building and scoring follow the scenario rules.

Source reference

CATAN — Seafarers Rulebook, 2025 sixth edition, pages 1, 3, and 18–19.