CATAN New Energies Standalone Board Game

About this product

Build Catan’s future without pushing the island towards disaster.

A complete standalone CATAN experience for experienced players.

Harvest, trade and build while balancing affordable fossil fuels against cleaner renewable energy.

Product Description

Catan has entered the 21st century, and the island’s growing communities need energy. The choice is yours: invest in more expensive renewable power or rely on cheaper fossil fuels and risk increasing pollution across the island.

CATAN New Energies brings familiar harvesting, trading and building gameplay into a modern setting. Build towns, cities, roads and power plants while managing your local environmental footprint and watching its effect on the whole island.

Pollution can trigger hazards that interrupt production, while renewable energy adds more positive events to the game. Reach 10 victory points to win—or, if environmental pressure ends the game early, the balance between your renewable and fossil fuel investments may decide the outcome.

Why you’ll love it

• A complete standalone game: Everything needed to play is included, with no CATAN base game required.
• Familiar CATAN foundations: Harvest resources, negotiate trades and expand your network.
• Meaningful energy decisions: Choose between cheaper fossil fuel plants and more expensive renewable power.
• A shared environmental challenge: Every player’s choices affect Catan’s global footprint.
• Changing events: Pollution, flooding, sustainable production and government funding can reshape the game.
• Multiple routes to victory: Build your society, develop cleaner energy and adapt to changing conditions.

Quick Details

• Brand: CATAN
• Publisher: CATAN Studio
• Designers: Klaus Teuber and Benjamin Teuber
• Product type: Standalone strategy board game
• Players: 3–4
• Recommended age: 12 years and up
• Playing time: Approximately 90 minutes
• Play style: Competitive
• Experience level: Recommended for experienced CATAN players
• Artwork: Ian O’Toole
• Edition: English

Good to Know

• No base game required: CATAN New Energies contains everything needed to play.
• Traditional CATAN gameplay: Harvesting, trading, road building and settlement development remain central to the experience.
• New energy system: Fossil fuel and renewable power plants affect both production and pollution.
• Environmental events: Pollution can create hazards that block production, while cleaner choices can introduce beneficial events.
• Two possible endings: A player can win by reaching 10 victory points, or the game may end early when the event bag runs out.
• Environmental outcome matters: During an early ending, only players with more renewable plants than fossil fuel plants are eligible to win.
• Reduced plastic: The English edition uses sustainably sourced wood and paper and contains no plastic playing pieces.

Contents

• 19 land hexes
• 18 number discs
• 6 double-sided sea frames
• 95 resource cards
• 20 science cards
• 25 development cards
• 4 player boards
• 2 special victory point tiles
• 16 cities
• 20 towns
• 48 roads
• 4 victory point markers
• 1 environmental inspector
• 20 energy pieces
• 1 global footprint marker
• 79 event discs
• 24 fossil fuel power plants
• 36 renewable power plants
• 4 warehouse tiles
• 1 event disc bag
• 10 hazard tokens
• 4 player boxes
• 2 dice
• 1 rulebook