Times are rough and life in your village is getting harder than you ever imagined it could be. One day, sailors tell you about the beautiful and fertile island of Catan. The people speak with admiration about the lush vegetation and the variety of resources. Hoping for better times, you set off with a few friends to explore this new world and settle down there.
What will await you? Will you manage to steer the fortunes together and build a new life in a foreign land?
Your exciting adventure begins when you set off for Catan.
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KOSMOS, CATAN GmbH, and CATAN Studio have announced plans to release a new edition of Klaus Teuber’s award-winning, wildly popular board game, CATAN, in March 2025 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the game’s first publication. Thames & Kosmos has unveiled the upcoming release of EXIT: The Game – Adventures on Catan, the newest addition to the award-winning EXIT: The Game line of at-home escape room games, set in the captivating world of CATAN.
In EXIT: The Game – Adventures on Catan players set out to create a new life for themselves on the beautiful, resource-rich island of Catan. But numerous challenges and riddles await you on your exciting journey! In Adventures on Catan, there are nods to the beloved gameplay of CATAN, as players trade with residents to build out the island and discover more resources. Can you succeed in building a new life in a foreign land?
The EXIT: The Game series debuted in North America in 2017 and the first three titles were awarded the internationally acclaimed Kennerspiel des Jahres (German for “Connoisseur/Expert Game of the Year”), marking the first time a series of games won the prestigious award. Since then, over 30 unique titles have been released in the US, with varying themes and options for all skill levels. Today, more than 25 million games have been sold worldwide as the series continues to attract gamers and non-gamers alike, with people of all backgrounds and interests hailing the puzzles in the EXITseries as some of the most innovative and engaging puzzles in any line of at-home escape room games.
EXIT: Adventures on Catan, an exceptional collaboration between two epic brands, is available to pre-order and will be in stores across North America in June.
Kosmos is heading to Gen Con 2024. Attendees will be the first in the world to get their hands on the innovative cooperative poker game, The Gang, and the first in North America to purchase several other highly sought-after games, including the first two releases in a new crime-solving (and crime-committing) storytelling series, “Masters of Crime;” the 3D strategy game Nunatak; the cooperative party game Belratti; and the highly acclaimed children’s memory and dexterity game, Dodo. These games and many others from Kosmos’ prestigious line will be available at the Kosmos booth, #2619, from August 1-4.
High on many “most anticipated games at Gen Con” lists, The Gang puts a cooperative spin on the classic poker variant, Texas Hold’em. Despite limited communication, players must work together to rank their hands from weakest to strongest to open a bank vault. If unsuccessful, you trigger an alarm. To win, your “gang” of players must crack three vaults without tripping the alarm three times. Kosmos will also have a mini-expansion, which includes Joker cards and additional variants, free with purchase of the game.
For fans of story-based mystery games that put players in the driver’s seat to determine the outcome, the “Masters of Crime” series is a must-have. Four unique titles will be released this year and the first two, Vendetta and Shadows, will be on sale at the show. In this series, players act as the anti-hero, stepping into the shoes of criminal masterminds as they sift through evidence, unearth clues, and solve puzzles to get to the bottom of shady activities to stay on top in a world of corruption. Interactive gameplay integrates real-world resources like Google Maps, phone numbers, websites, and more for a truly immersive mystery-gaming experience.
Additional North American debuts include:
Nunatak: Compete to become the supreme ice builder in this strategic game where players gather resources and place ice blocks to build an ice temple for the gods.
Belratti: A cooperative art-themed party game where players work together to prevent the infamous art forger Belratti from sneaking fake paintings into their gallery.
Dodo: A fun and engaging memory and dexterity game for kids, players work together to help a wobbly egg navigate its way down a mountain by building bridges.
Of course, the Kosmos booth would not be complete without the latest in its award-winning EXIT: The Game series of at-home escape room games. All four 2024 additions (The Magical Academy, The Hunt Through Amsterdam, Prison Break, and an EXIT Kids title, Riddles in Monsterville) will be for sale in the booth, along with over 30 previous EXIT releases and EXIT Advent calendars. Attendees can prepare for their Gen Con EXIT purchases with the EXIT checklist: make a note of which games you’ve played ahead of time to know what to buy at the show!
All games in the Kosmos booth, #2619, are 10% off at the show, while supplies last. Fans can also take advantage of this discount all weekend long on the Thames & Kosmos website, www.thamesandkosmos.com, using promo code GENCON2024 at checkout.
