▦ Boardroom

Resource trading strategy game

Play Catan online with friends

Settle a new island, trade for the resources you need and choose where to build next. Boardroom provides an independent browser implementation of the classic 3–4 player Catan base game. Create a room for friends or add practice bots to explore the rules at your own pace.

3–4 players · 45–90 minutes · Free · Practice bots available

Play Catan

How to play Catan

  1. Create your table and invite 3–4 players, using bots to fill seats if needed. Start by placing settlements and roads in forward then reverse player order. Choose positions near useful resources and likely dice numbers.
  2. Dice rolls produce resources for settlements next to matching hexes, with cities producing more. On a seven, players with too many resources discard and the active player moves the robber.
  3. Trade with other players or use bank and harbour exchanges. Spend resources on roads, settlements, cities or development cards. Legal build sites are highlighted; select one and confirm your placement.
  4. Score points from settlements, cities, eligible awards and hidden victory point cards. Longest Road and Largest Army can change hands. Reach ten points on your own turn to win.

Tips for your first game

During setup, balance resource access with number probabilities. A road toward a good settlement location can be more useful than a long road with nowhere to expand. Check your harbour rates before trading with the bank and keep an eye on rivals approaching ten points.

What to know before you start

This version includes the randomized 19-hex island, harbours, robber, player trades, development cards and the base-game awards. It does not include expansions. Each player sees their own private resource and development hand. Voice chat and text chat are available at the table. This is not an official CATAN product.

Create a room, share the invitation and wait for your guests. They only need a display name to join. Public waiting rooms may appear in the game's room directory; Draw & Guess and Word Impostor are invite-only by default unless the host enables listing.

Can I learn Catan online with practice bots?

Yes. Create a room and add at least two bots for a three-player practice game. The in-game How to play guide, build costs and highlighted legal sites help you learn the base rules.

Do I need an app or an account?

No. Open the room link in a modern browser on your phone or computer. The games are free to play without sign-up. Optional voice chat asks for microphone permission; you can keep playing without joining voice.

Create a Catan room

More games for your group