Catan strategy, with receipts

Placement breakdowns of real championship finals, the mistakes even champions make, and a practice system for getting genuinely better — from the team behind Catan Trainer.

• Catan Placement Strategy: 7 Lessons from the 2025 World Championship Final

  How four national champions opened on a brutal triple-ore board in Stuttgart — and the placement principles behind every pick, from pip counting to port direction.

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• Catan Placement Mistakes: 6 Blunders from Championship Finals

  National champions blow openings too. Six real placement mistakes from world and national finals — building on spots you don't control, denial that backfires, and more.

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• How to Get Better at Catan: A Practice System That Actually Works

  Playing more games doesn't make you better — feedback does. Film study, placement drills with AI grading, and reviewing your real Colonist games.

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