The Rivals for Catan is a reimplementation of Catan Card Game. The Rivals for Catan was released in German in September of 2010, on the 15th anniversary of the original card game. An English edition was released in the fourth quarter of 2010. The designer of the game, Klaus Teuber, has stated that he completely reworked many of the original...

This Rivals for Catan expansion includes three new Theme Sets, The Era of Intrigue, The Era of Merchant Princes, and The Era of Barbarians, which add more variation to the existing game. In addition, the Tournament Game is introduced.

The second Rivals for Catan expansion includes three new Theme Sets, The Era of Prosperity,The Era of Explorers The Era of Sages.