Podcast Episode
Catan vs Carcassonne: The 2000s Rivalry That Defined Modern Gaming
About this episode
In the early 2000s, hobby shops became battlegrounds as Catan and Carcassonne evangelists fought for new players' souls. One promised trading and negotiation; the other, quiet tile-laying zen. We explore how this rivalry wasn't just about sales—it was about two fundamentally different visions of what boardgaming could become.