Settlers of Catan is ready for virtual reality

One of the world’s most beloved board games is coming to virtual reality — and a group of designers who want to make the worlds we find inside our Oculus Rifts and Samsung Gears the next place for us to gather and play on magical tables.

On Friday at the PAX game and culture fan convention, Asmodee Digital and Experiment 7 announced they were working together on Catan VR, the virtual reality adaption of Settlers of Catan. That 1995 board game created a phenomenon, going on to sell more than 20 million copies in 30 languages worldwide and alongside 1992’s Magic: The Gathering helped ignite the growth of a market that kicked Monopoly and Risk off tables in favor for the likes of Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride. Catan VR is coming this holiday season for Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear.