Catan - Zip Edition

CATAN – Zip! Edition — Portable Strategy Gaming Anywhere You Go

CATAN is one of the most beloved strategy games ever made — and now it fits in a bag you can take anywhere. CATAN – Zip! Edition is the official portable version of CATAN: The Game, designed from the ground up for on-the-go play. Whether you're on a road trip, camping under the stars, heading to a cabin for the weekend, or just want a game night that travels light, Zip! delivers the full Catan experience without the full-size box. Collect resources, build roads and settlements, trade with your rivals, and race to 10 victory points — all from the contents of one compact travel bag. For 3–4 players, ages 10 and up, with games running 60–90 minutes.

Draw Your Roads, Build Your Island — A New Way to Play Catan

Zip! puts a creative twist on classic Catan gameplay. Instead of placing physical hexes and plastic pieces, players create the island of Catan on a central map pad, drawing roads, settlements, and cities directly onto the map as the game develops. The pad includes 50 different island layouts, meaning every session starts with a fresh board and a new strategic puzzle. No two games play out the same way — the replayability is built right into the pad.

Resource management works through punchboard tokens rather than cards, keeping the component count low and the table footprint small. Trade remains central to your strategy: some resources will be plentiful, others scarce, and negotiating shrewd exchanges with your fellow players is still the heart of every Catan game.

Everything in One Organized Travel Bag

Zip! Edition packs a complete Catan experience into a single reusable travel bag, with smart organization built in. The full contents include 6 punchboard tile sheets with resource and development tokens, 4 punchboard tile holders, a 50-map CATAN map pad, 4 CATAN-themed pens, 7 storage boxes, a dice shaker, and a rulebook. Setup is fast and cleanup is even faster — everything has a place, and the bag keeps it all secure between sessions.

Find It at Backwoods Wizards

CATAN – Zip! Edition is available at Backwoods Wizards in Louisburg, NC, and online. It makes a fantastic gift for Catan fans who want a version that travels, for families heading out on summer adventures, or for any gamer who wants classic strategy gameplay in a format that fits in their bag. Take the island with you wherever the road leads.