Unlocking Catan: Where Catan enthusiasts can play the game, create and share code, learn, develop, share, and have fun.
- We curate papers, GitHub projects, machine learning concepts, strategies, and extensions of the game.
- We share open-source Python code and data, build simulators, AI players (bots), and strategy tools … and have a ton of fun playing with them!
- We create and share clear, educational YouTube videos explaining all of this.
- …and most of all, we love having a great time playing the game with everything we’ve learned, built, and shared!
Whether you’re chasing leaderboard wins on Colonist.io, training an unbeatable reinforcement learning agent, tweaking Seafarers or Cities & Knights setups, or just wondering why sheep sometimes rule the island—this is your community to explore, build, and enjoy beyond the dice.
We’re just getting started, but the board is set. Join us—one commit, one paper, one epic trade, one laugh at a time! If you want to help, let us know at info@catan-and-ai.org.