The Catan card game becomes part of the Catan universe

“Rivals for Catan”, the popular two player card game, is now available for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android, as part of Catan Universe.

By placing cards in a strategically skillful way, players build settlements, roads and Cities – just like they do in the board game version Catan. But they also construct the buildings where their subjects work, hire heroes to make their opponent's life difficult, and build ships to boost their trade. Players submerge themselves into the bustling life on Catan to decide on the fate of its settlers as prince or princess of Catan. The big variety makes the game a popular addition to the board game.

The digital version can be played with Catan fans world-wide, online with friends, or against the AI. Besides the basic game, up to three theme sets can be used in one game to get a big action variety and make the game even more exciting.

In the theme set “The Era of Gold”, the struggle for the trade advantage becomes more intense, and the resource gold gains in importance. In “The Era of Turmoil”,Traitors, Archers, and Arsonists make the competition tougher. If the players rely on the University in the set “The Era of Progress”, cards such as building crane allow them to lead their principality into a bright future and leave their opponent behind.

The introductory game of “Rivals for Catan” can be played for free. Furthermore, the card game is part of the “Arrival on Catan” which introduces the new version to the players in a game against the AI. The complete game can be downloaded as an in-game purchase within the Catan Universe store.

The German publisher USM Games is happy about the latest expansion of the digital Catan world. „Many fans of the „Rivals“ game like the complexity and quickness of the card game and are looking forward to the release.“ explains Thorsten Suckow, Head of Mobile & Games at USM. „Therefore we are happy to offer even more content and game variety to the players, now.”

About Catan Universe

The digital Catan Universe for endless gaming fun on Computer, phone, and tablet

All the games, all the platforms, one community for all digital Catan players – With Catan Universe players will be able to compete against any other Catan fans worldwide on a PC, Mac, iOS or Android device. With only one account they can set off for new islands – whether they are on the computer at home or with their smartphone on the train.

As with the original board game, the players need to build roads and cities, and trade raw materials skillfully in order to become Lord of Catan. Realistic graphics give a real table top feel.

The Catan Universe includes the “Catan” board game, the “Cities and Knights” and “Seafarers” expansions and the card game “Rivals for Catan”. A brand-new game version “Catan – Rise of the Inkas” will be available from fall 2018.

Themed game sets whisk players off to totally new worlds. Players can join guilds, chat with fellow players and create their own avatar. More expansions, game versions and features as well as tournaments are in the pipeline.

The base board game can be played against two players for free, as can the “Rivals for Catan” introductory card game. More content can be activated through the “Arrival on Catan” introduction or tested for a limited time by using scrolls. The whole board game, card game and the expansions are available as one-off in-app purchases. As a result, everyone can personally choose their favorite Catan versions. All the purchased and activated content is available for players on every supported platform which they log into using their Catan Universe account.

The Catan Universe app is available on the App Store, and on Google Play and Amazon. The PC and Mac versions can be downloaded on Steam or played in the browser on www.catanuniverse.com.

Catan Universe is developed by USM and Exozet Development Studio in close collaboration with Klaus Teuber and Catan GmbH.

We hope all players enjoy the digital world of Catan!

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