{"id":6045,"date":"2026-05-20T12:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=183783"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:36:32","slug":"two-new-catan-releases-land-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/two-new-catan-releases-land-in-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Two New CATAN Releases Land in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/two-new-catan-releases-land-in-sa\/#Track_Your_Press_Release_HERE\" >Track Your Press Release HERE<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/two-new-catan-releases-land-in-sa\/#Check_Online_Visibility\" >Check Online Visibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Entertainment_FQI-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>There are board games, and then there is Catan, the game that has turned \u201cI\u2019ll trade you sheep for brick\u201d into a phrase that can either build friendships or test them severely. Since its arrival on tables around the world, Catan has become one of modern board gaming\u2019s great gateways: strategic without being cold, social without being silly, and just competitive enough to make family game night feel like a minor geopolitical summit.<\/p>\n<p>Its appeal has even reached Hollywood. Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have publicly spoken about their love of Settlers of Catan, with Shepard once telling People that their post-Golden Globes plan was a strict 8pm Catan game night, while Bell backed him up with the same proudly nerdy commitment. That, really, is Catan\u2019s charm: even after the red carpet, the real drama is still who gets the longest road.<\/p>\n<p>Now two new releases are giving South African fans fresh ways to return to the island.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CATAN: On the Road<\/strong><br \/>CATAN: On the Road takes the familiar DNA of the original and reshapes it into a compact, card-driven experience. Instead of building across the classic board, players work from a deck of 120 cards, gathering resources, expanding regions, recruiting knights and building developments from a shared pool. It is still very much Catan, but leaner and quicker.<\/p>\n<p>The clever twist is that trading is no longer something that waits politely for your turn. Players who trade outside their own turns are rewarded with bonus resource cards, which means the table stays alive between moves. For families and newer players, that makes the game more accessible. For seasoned Catan negotiators, it creates new opportunities for persuasion, opportunism and the occasional shameless deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CATAN Zip!<\/strong><br \/>CATAN Zip!, meanwhile, is made for the player who wants the island to fit into real life more easily. This portable edition uses a shared map pad, with players drawing roads, settlements and cities directly onto the island as it takes shape. The result is part strategy game, part creative map-making exercise, and part travel companion. Because the island is created during play, each game feels different, with players needing to adapt as the geography and resources unfold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCatan has always been about more than winning,\u201d says Philip Galliford of Solarpop. \u201cIt\u2019s about the conversations around the table, the trades, the small betrayals, the comeback moments and the shared fun. These new versions make that experience more flexible, whether you\u2019re playing at home, taking it on holiday, or introducing someone to Catan for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CATAN: On the Road is currently available at good toy stores, hobby stores and retailers for R249.99, while CATAN Zip! is also available for R649.99.<br \/>For long-time fans, these releases offer a new way to revisit familiar territory. For newcomers, they may be the easiest route yet into the world of roads, resources and very serious conversations about sheep.<\/p>\n<p>For more follow @solarpopsouthafrica<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author<\/strong>: V D from <strong><a title class=\"aalmanual\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/directory\/a\/twiga-communications\/\">Twiga Communications<\/a><strong> on behalf of <strong>Solarpop<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Track_Your_Press_Release_HERE\"><\/span>Track Your Press Release HERE:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mypr-visibility-box\" readability=\"4.2608695652174\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_Online_Visibility\"><\/span>Check Online Visibility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Verify where this release is currently indexed:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\" aria-current=\"page\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/two-new-catan-releases-land-in-sa\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/two-new-catan-releases-land-in-sa\/\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to Read the Original Press Release on MyPR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are board games, and then there is Catan, the game that has turned \u201cI\u2019ll trade you sheep for brick\u201d into a phrase that can either build friendships or test them severely. 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