This BitsBins set organizes everything in the Catan base game and fits inside the original box. Each player color gets its own bin of roads, settlements and cities, so you hand them out and start building.
Catan’s wooden pieces in four colors and its 120 cards end up mixed together in the box, and sorting them before every game slows setup. This set gives each player color its own snap-lid bin, with separate bins for the hexes, tokens and cards. The two Tarots with dividers split the terrain hexes, with room for the dice, the marker and the building cost cards.
What goes where (sleeved)
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4 Originals: one per player color, each holding that player’s roads, settlements and cities
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1 Original: the robber and number tokens
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1 Tarot with dividers: terrain hexes, plus the dice and marker
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1 Tarot with dividers: terrain hexes, plus the building cost cards
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2 100+ Card Boxes: the rest of the cards, sleeved. Sleeves make the decks thicker, so this set uses two
Why BitsBins
- No assembly or glue
- About $24 for the whole set
- Hand each player their color bin, and setup is mostly done
- Reusable. Originals, Tarots and Card Boxes also fit pieces from dozens of other games.
Bin sizes (outside dimensions)
- Original: 3.2" × 2.1" × 1.2" (79 × 53 × 31 mm)
- Tarot: 5.1" × 3.7" × 1.3" (130 × 95 × 32 mm), fits cards up to 80 × 120 mm, includes dividers
- 100+ Card Box: 4.2" × 3.4" × 1.9" (106 × 86 × 49 mm). Fits standard 2.5" × 3.5" cards, or sleeved cards up to 66 × 91 mm. Holds about 142 unsleeved or 75 sleeved cards.
FAQ
Sleeved or unsleeved: which do I need?
If you sleeve your cards, choose this Sleeved set, which adds a second 100+ Card Box for the thicker decks. Otherwise, the Unsleeved set is all you need. Keep in mind that while our card boxes fit standard-size sleeved cards, they do not fit sleeves longer than 91 mm, such as Dragon Shield sleeves, which measure 93 mm.
Does it fit the 5–6 player extension or Seafarers?
The set is built for the base game. Add Originals for the extra player colors from our à la carte menu.
BitsBins is an independent accessory maker and is not affiliated with Catan GmbH or Catan Studio.
