What is the development confidential clarified by the creator of "the pioneers of Catan"?

For board games "Game of Life"Or"Monopoly"There are various kinds, and it is enjoyed widely from children to adults. One of them is a hexagonal panel of uninhabited islands settled by multiple settlers, the most prosperous player winning a board game "Pioneers of Catan"there is. "Pioneers of Catan" was born in Germany, then hit a big hit in the United States, landed in Japan, popular enough to hold a tournament. Mr. Klaus Toibor, the creator of the "pioneers of Catan", explained the process of creating "pioneers of Catan"The New YorkerIn an interview I made it clear.

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Mr. Toybar was born in a small village named Rai-Breitenbach in the central part of Germany in 1952. Mr. Toibor, who was a boy who played a lot using miniature Roman soldiers, joined the army according to the German conscription system. At that time, when Mr. Toybar was playing with his wife and children in a temporary dormitory, "The reason why you can do something to please the two people", a game using clay pieces "Barbarossa"Create a.

Mr. Toibor, who got a hint from the novel that he was hooked on to make Barbarossa, brought Barbarossa to the publisher seven years from the creation, and Barbarossa was to be commercialized. Commercialized Barbarossa was awarded the prestigious award of board games in 1988Spiel des Jahres"In Germany, sales also progressed well.

After that, Mr. Toybar worked as a dental technician while creating a board game and received the Spiel des Jahres award twice. Mr. Toybar will have a turning point in life. One day, in the head of Mr. Toiba who was reading a novel, the question of "How do you feel if you discover an uninhabited island?" Is questioned, repeatedly thinking and mistakenly, "Pioneering an uninhabited island and building a town" I think of board games "Katan's pioneers" with contents included.

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"Pioneers of Catan" will soon succeed in Germany after the release, and in 1995 it will shine for the Spiel des Jahres award. After that, "Pioneers of Catan" was exported to the USA, a variety of strategies generated from sophisticated design and hexagonal tiles gained recognition, recorded a big hit in the United States. According to Mayfair Games which sells English version "Pioneers of Katan", it says that more than 750,000 pieces were sold only by "Katan's pioneers" and related goods.

Evaluation in the US of "the pioneers of Catan" is very high until 2014,The Washington Post was described as "the return of the monopoly",Boardgamegeek.comDerk Solko, founder of Mr. Derk Solko, said, "If all the monopolies present in this world turn into 'pioneers of cathedra', the world will become more wonderful 'WIREDAnswer in an interview.

In spite of the great success of "the pioneers of Catan", Mr. Toibor said "It is really unexpected that" the pioneers of Catan "will so far succeed." The board game industry is a tough world, and most creators are in jobs other than board game creation, and it is only a handful that we can live only board games like Mr. Toybar.

"Pioneers of Catan" is released not only in board games but also on iOS · Android · Xbox 360 · Xbox Live,Playcatan.comThere is even an online platform dedicated to catan called. There is a discussion that "Pioneers of Catan" should be analog, digital or good, but it is proof that "Pioneers of Catan" is popular.


Mr. Toybar says that playing "pioneers of Catan" online is a favorite, but he seems to be playing with anonymous profile without revealing identity. People who are online playing "setan pioneers" may be playing with Mr. Toiba without noticing.

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