Catan Organizers

Overview Link to section: Overview#

I designed and printed these organizers for the board game Catan’s cards and player pieces.

The card trays keep the shared decks together during a game, and the covered cases store each player’s roads, settlements, and cities.

Card trays Link to section: Card trays#

The trays give each resource and development deck (the game’s shared card decks) its own slot. The cards stay visible and accessible during play, with black and white printed sections arranged together on the table.

Player-piece case Link to section: Player-piece case#

The compact case separates the pieces into:

• Parallel channels for roads.
• Spaces for settlements and cities, the game’s buildings.

Opening it gives a quick view of the whole set. A separate cover closes the case for storage.

Matching holders and covers Link to section: Matching holders and covers#

I made several holder and cover revisions, including V2 and V3 (version 2 and version 3). Each cover needs to fit its matching holder.

Design and fit Link to section: Design and fit#

I used the game pieces to check the fit of the printed holders.

The computer-aided design (CAD) close-up shows a road sitting in its channel, and the assembled case shows the roads and buildings loaded together.

For a different edition of Catan, check the piece dimensions before printing a full set of cases.

At the table Link to section: At the table#

The trays hold the shared decks during play; the cases collect each player’s pieces afterward. I also made dice boxes and rotating life counters for other tabletop games.

My work here is the organizer design and printing. The game pieces and artwork are from Catan.