# Inventor of Settlers of Catan has Died

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-settlers-of-catan-has-died/982142>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** video-games-e-games\
**Created:** [April 4, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-settlers-of-catan-has-died/982142 "2023-04-04T17:10:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-settlers-of-catan-has-died/982142/1 "2023-04-04T17:10:44Z")

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Klaus Teuber, the inventor of Settlers of Catan has passed away: [Creator of Catan, Klaus Teuber, has passed away at the age of 70 | Dicebreaker](https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/catan-1/news/catan-creator-passes-away?fbclid=IwAR1W-SkriknQoR7UIYHRzmbmkvMqAZkO1sdMR9Odb8XES7vOkKt7snIDE1I)

I’m a big fan of the game and love playing it with various expansions. For a couple of years, my friends used to come over every Friday for Catan Night.

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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-settlers-of-catan-has-died/982142/2 "2023-04-04T17:42:29Z")

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Fortunately, the Architect of [_The Cones of Dunshire_](https://www.thegamesteward.com/products/the-cones-of-dunshire-board-game) still lives.

Stranger

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-settlers-of-catan-has-died/982142/3 "2023-04-04T18:27:17Z")

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Sorry to hear that. I hope he wins points for coming to the end of The Longest Road. May it yet continue!

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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-settlers-of-catan-has-died/982142/4 "2023-04-04T21:00:53Z")

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Plenty of better games have come out, but the impact SoC on the board game hobby cannot be denied.  
(I posted the news in the death pool)

Brian

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventor-of-settlers-of-catan-has-died/982142/5 "2023-04-05T16:13:50Z")

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We can still make wood for sheep jokes, right?