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 every color and card type its own snap-lid bin. The Tarots with dividers keep the resource cards sorted into a bank on the table.
What goes where (unsleeved)
4 Originals: one per player color, each holding that player’s roads, settlements and cities
1 Original: tokens
2 Tarots with dividers: terrain hexes
1 100+ Card Box: the development cards, building cost cards and special cards
Why BitsBins
No assembly or glue
About $21 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 the 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.
It is a tight fit but it does. I had to reorganize it to accommodate the expansion by keeping the solo components on their baggies but still makes it so easy to set up and tear down.