Catan Studios is a game company that produces the popular board game Catan, as well as a line of accessories and expansions for the game. The company was founded in 1995 by Klaus Teuber, the creator of Catan. Since its inception, Catan Studios has released several versions of the game, including a digital version, and has sold millions of copies worldwide. The company has also won numerous awards, including the Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) in 1995. Catan is a strategic board game in which players compete to settle the fictional island of Catan. The game is played with two to four players and takes about two hours to complete. Players must collect resources (wood, sheep, wheat, stone, and ore) to build roads, settlements, and cities on the island. The first player to reach 10 victory points wins the game. Catan Studios also produces a line of expansions and accessories for the Catan board game. These include expansion packs that add new rules and scenarios to the game, as well as themed editions that change the setting of the game (e.g., Catan: Seafarers, which takes place on a group of islands). The company also sells a line of wooden pieces that can be used to replace the standard pieces in the game, and a card game based on Catan (Catan: The Card Game).