Catan Assist – Board Generator

Kay Bogerd

About this app

Catan Assist is a board generator and dice simulator for the board game Settlers of Catan, Seafarers, Traders & Barbarians, and Cities & Knights.

The board generator is designed to create a fair and engaging game of Catan. Play on the original board or select one of the 30 Seafarers scenarios for either 3-4 players or 5-6 players or one of the 6 scenarios for the Traders & Barbarians expansion. All scenarios are available in the free version.

The board generator contains multiple algorithms that you can use to create a game the suits your needs:
• Place resources non-adjacent to the same type or place them randomly,
• Distribute the numbers fairly over the board or place them randomly,
• Place the ports close to, or far from their resource or place them randomly.

The dice simulator can be used to reduce the luck factor during the game. By reducing the probability for numbers that have occurred more frequently than expected, the game will contain less luck and become more strategic. Of course, the amount by which the "luck is filtered" can be adjusted and by setting it to zero is becomes a completely normal game again.


Please note: This is not the Settlers of Catan game, it is a tool to improve the gameplay of the board game Settlers of Catan, Seafarers, Traders & Barbarians, and Cities & Knights.

Ratings and reviews

Great App! This makes random setup so much quicker and easier. I really like some of the extra scenarios, especially for Seafarers. One bug we found today was in "Fog Island" 3-4 player scenario there was one too many sea hexes. I have tried most of the other board generators and this is by far the best. One thing that might be nice is to add a Cities and Knights switch to add a couple points to the scenario. 2021/01/01 - Still have not found a better app than this.

I’m very happy to see that this app is still being maintained and updated. For a while, I thought it had been abandoned, and it was really difficult to manage without it. We’ve been using it for such a long time, and I truly appreciate the effort you’ve put into keeping it alive. Thank you for your work!

great app easy to understand and works perfectly having a 7-8 player map for big groups

What’s new

- Added more scenarios for the traders & barbarians expansion.
- Added specific 3 player scenarios.
- Some minor bug fixes and user interface improvements.