Soon after Klaus Teuber first baptised The Settlers of Catan in 1995, he became a star author of the game scene. During that year the game itself won recognition from all the major awards that could be won in Germany. Soon after, the game became an international bestseller: Over 15 million copies of the Settlers of Catan have today been sold worldwide. In over 30 countries around the world - from Italy to Israel - the settling goes on with unstoppable enthusiasm. In 2010, the beloved game family received a makeover from KOSMOS and fans were further thrilled with a wooden limited edition. The typical characteristic of a Teuber game, is that the author develops his games around a story. In this way he distances himself strongly from the common method of game development which would be to start with a concept based on mathematical rules, and then look for a suitable theme to match. With The Settlers of Catan, Klaus Teuber fulfilled his dream to make a game based on a playful pioneeri