Catan is a great game. We played it for Thanksgiving and had an awesome time. I recommend learning how to play it by installing the Catan app on your phone as indicated in the game rules. We followed the instructions from the app step by step and were ready to go. Have fun!

For family time, we've been looking for games that are popular and that we can play with the kids. This one was one of the first that we bought on recommendation and it's been great. Very fun that we bought the expansion to play more than 4 people. Learning curve is not bad and many others play so chance to play with others is pretty good. It's a staple like monopoly to add to the game bookshelf.

Watched a video online of someone playing, read the reviews, was not disappointed. This game is fun and easy enough for my 6 year old daughter to have a firm grasp on.

I was introduced to Catan a few years ago and it's a great game. I think it's the most fun with 4 players, but if you have more people and don't have the expansion you can have teams of two. There is a slight learning curve, but once you play it a couple of times you get the hang of it. The game I received was well made and I had no issues with it or any of the pieces.

I grew up playing this game for years at summer camp. Everyone played it. It's relatively simple, but is packed with fun. There are a ton of expansions for it if you want to add more rules or complexity.