but i really want to play it, i'm gonna buy it when i go home
you can find it all over on the internet, many places sell it. or just go to Mayfair Games's website (in US) to order a copy. Not sure who has the publishing rights right now outside the US though.
If you want to play a java based version online there are two places to go.
The first, and the 1st one I played at online, used to be on a Northwestern University server, part of a AI project that a student there developed. The interface and visuals of that site are very simplistic, but it has really smart AI bots to play against (compared to the next site I'll mention). Some very good players there too if you play on the ladder server. The NWU server no longer runs, but all the sourcecode for it was transferred over to:
www.jsettlers.com
The second site is where I am constantly playing the last few years, mostly in the ranking lobbies (under about a dozen nicknames). Great visuals, with 3 skins you can choose from, sound effects, and a very simple intuitive interface. Many great players, but there are over 20K nicknames registered at the site. It has Catan, as well as several other games. The site calls Catan "Xplorers." The url is:
games.asobrain.com
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Settlers of Catan (and variants)
01/09/2009 05:34:44 PM
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I'm from the US and have played it with friends. They hate that I usually win.
01/09/2009 05:40:19 PM
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have you played any of the expansions?
01/09/2009 05:50:46 PM
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Nope. I've only played the board version, and a game usually takes no more than 1.5 hrs with 4.
01/09/2009 06:05:49 PM
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i've heard of it
01/09/2009 06:38:19 PM
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you can play online at a couple of sites
02/09/2009 02:14:45 AM
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Absolutely brilliant game. Elegantly designed, fantastic social play, aesthetically pleasing....
01/09/2009 07:31:10 PM
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Interesting. I've never heard of this game.
01/09/2009 08:26:36 PM
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Nonono
01/09/2009 09:58:24 PM
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heh, Google provided me with that link right after my wikipedia-ing.
02/09/2009 02:24:41 AM
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For whatever reason...
01/09/2009 08:30:51 PM
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I've played Settlers of Catan
01/09/2009 08:46:06 PM
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It's okay...
01/09/2009 09:33:09 PM
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Could you suggest some other ones worth checking out?
02/09/2009 02:26:29 AM
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