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The Catan Hall of Fame
Three players. One board. A decade of Mark winning, and then 2026 happened.
Class of 2026
The Inductees
Selected by a committee of one, after a long and impartial review of who won.
Player of the Year
Garrett Costello
Ended a dynasty. Didn't even need the robber. Used it anyway.
Read the citation → Player of the Decade Mark NougierTen years at the top. Now the author of a book on humility, for reasons covered in Chapter 4.
Pay respects → Runner-Up 2026 KrisThe closest anyone has ever come to winning without actually winning.
Offer condolences →
On the record
Official Statements from the Committee
The Committee stands by every word. The Committee is Garrett.
Mark spent a decade building on wheat and ore. Garrett spent 2026 building cities on Mark's wheat and ore.
Kris will trade you a sheep for anything. Kris has always traded you a sheep for anything. The sheep market has never recovered.
The robber has been permanently placed on Mark's 8. This is a memorial, not a punishment.
Runner-up is just a nicer way of saying "first name on the list of people who lost."
Mark would like everyone to know he has still won more games in total. Everyone knows. He has told everyone.
Kris's roads don't lead anywhere, but they get there with real confidence.
"If you're not first, you're last" is Mark's philosophy. By that math, 2026 made him last. The Committee did not make the rules.
Some players chase Longest Road. Some players chase Largest Army. Garrett chased Mark, and caught him.
By the numbers
The Stats That Matter
10
Years Mark held the crown
1
Year it took Garrett to take it
2nd
Kris's favorite number
7
What gets rolled the moment you hold 8 cards
Hall of Fame recommended reading
If You're Not First, You're Last
Lessons in Humility After a Decade of Winning
Now on the reading list
The book that explains everything (except 2026)
The Player of the Decade put ten years of dominance into one volume. It is the Hall of Fame's top recommended reading for anyone who wants to win, and for anyone who wants to know how it feels when you stop.