# The Starfarers of Catan

The Starfarers of Catan is a board game for 3–4 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1999
- **Categories:** Space Exploration, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Hexagon Grid, Trading
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 10 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3
- **Unique players:** 10

**Designers:** Klaus Teuber

**Artists:** Tanja Donner

**Publishers:** KOSMOS

## Expansions

- [Starfarers of Catan: 5-6 Player Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/starfarers-of-catan-5-6-player-expansion)
- [Catan: Starfarers – Asteroid Fields](https://www.ludoya.com/games/catan-starfarers-asteroid-fields)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-starfarers-of-catan)
- [The Starfarers of Catan in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-starfarers-of-catan)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1897)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._