In June Mayfair Games will release Catan Histories: Settlers of America--Trails to Rails (MSRP $55), an elaborate Euro-style board game designed by four-time Spiel des Jahres winner Klaus Teuber (Settlers of Catan).  The game will bring the excitement and ingenuity of the award-winning Settlers of Catan game to the historical development of the American West. 

Settlers of America uses the familiar Catan hex-tile grid to present a map of the United States.  Players collect and trade resources in order to migrate and build settlements, forge railroads and acquire locomotives.  As the western locations are settled, old sources of resources are depleted and new ones must be developed.  The potential discovery of gold adds another layer of possibility to the game play and increases options for the players. 

Catan Histories: Settlers of America is designed for 2-4 players, ages 10 and up.  The game takes 60-90 minutes to play.  The deluxe board game includes 120 railroad tracks (in 4 colors), 48 cities (in 4 colors), 8 train engines (in four colors), 1 outlaw, 40 goods cubes (in 4 colors), 40 gold coins (in denominations of “1” and “5”), 4 building cost overview charts, 1 map board, 2 dice, 12 number tokens, 95 resource cards, 24 development cards, and 1 rulebook.