Settlers of Catan Gets a New Game Board Thanks to Kickstarter

It was a hot June night in San Luis Obispo, Calif. At about 1 a.m., after a marathon session of The Settlers of Catan, two friends decided to solve a problem that has plagued players since the game's release in the mid-1990s -- the flimsy cardboard playing surface.

Feeling frustrated, Bill Trammel posed a simple question to Nate Veldkamp: "Why dont we just solve this whole Catan board problem?"

Even though it was past the witching hour, Trammel and Veldkamp got right to work designing a sturdier playing surface. They posted their work on Facebook, and when their friends reacted positively to the idea, they decided to take it a step further.

Here's the original rendering th…
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