Everything Ben Teuber said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Ben Teuber: One hour of Catan reveals character better than conversation
“I think playing one hour a game, especially something as Catan, where you have the social skills also makes you get to know that person much more than endless hours of just conversing, because you can, you know, represent anyone. But playing actually brings ou…”
Ben Teuber: Catan's climate edition allows winning via fossil fuels
“From a game design perspective, I, it was really important to our dad and me that we didn't just make a dream world where the only way of winning will be green. But we wanted to depict it very realistic. So there is also a way of winning only by fossil power, …”
Ben Teuber: Catan has reached 45 million copies sold
“And, you know, now we're with like forty-five million copies.”
Ben Teuber: Catan rejects expansions featuring soldiers, tanks, and nuclear weapons
“You can't imagine how many expansion suggestions we have received. Why don't we introduce soldiers and nuclear weapons and yeah, that's soldiers and tanks. And I was like, no, that's not the philosophy of Catan.”
Ben Teuber: Bill Gates was seen playing Catan: New Energies
“One of the most beautiful things that I saw was when I scrolled through my LinkedIn page and then I saw a Bill Gates playing it.”
Teuber: Catan was released in 1995 after Klaus Teuber handcrafted early prototypes
“You know, the game was released in 95. So it was handcrafted by our dad and he hand painted it.”
Ben Teuber: Catan is Published in 44 Languages
“We have now 40, 44 languages.”
Ben Teuber: Catan hosted a 1,000-person simultaneous world record game
“We've been making a world record with most people playing Catan in the same time, the same game. So we have had a thousand people on long benches, and there's one dice roll, and everybody Plays the same turn.”
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