Not sure how I missed this from last Christmas, but Mayfair released its Catanimals — stuffed animal versions of the playing pieces from Settlers of Catan. And, yes, there is a rules variant that incorporates the Catanimals into the game.
Tag: Settlers of Catan
Lego Settlers of Catan
Two different interpretations of Settlers of Catan in Lego (neither of them by me):
Kids of Catan
Mayfair Games publishes a kids version of Settlers of Catan called, appropriately enough, Kids of Catan. Reviews of the game indicate its largely a game where everything is random with essentially zero strategy (which, of course, is also one of the criticisms that many people have of Settlers). Also a bit on the expensive sided at $49.