The creator of the internationally renowned Catan board game, Klaus Teuber, has died aged 70. German-born Mr Teuber died on 1 April after a "short and serious" illness, his family said in a statement.

FILE - Klaus Teuber, a dental technician from Darmstadt, presents his game "The Settlers of Catan", Friday, Sept. 29, 1995, in Frankfurt, Germany. Teuber, creator of the hugely popular Catan board ...

Designed by the late Klaus Teuber, Catan started as a passion project that, over its 29 years of existence, has branched off into a sea of expansions, spinoffs, scenarios, adaptations, and themed ...

But all Catanians need a good meal before they can build strong settlements and grand cities. With CATAN: The Official Cookbook, fans of Klaus Teuber’s iconic game can now fuel up while road building ...