Klaus Teuber's Catan Prototype: The Wooden Viking Game That Changed Everything

Before it sold 40 million copies, Settlers of Catan was a pile of hand-carved wooden hexagons that Klaus Teuber's family playtested every night after dinner. We're diving into the obsessive four-year journey of a German dental technician who revolutionized gaming—and nearly gave up three times before finding a publisher willing to take a chance on his weird Viking trading game.