Catan: Starfarers
Educational games
PEP policy guidance
A deterministic result from the reviewed 2026–27 rule pack. It is guidance, not a funding guarantee.
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- Program and school year
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Rule pack
- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
- Evidence level
- Official general rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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PEP-2026-27-GENERAL-OFFICIAL-VERIFICATION
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- Current official category match
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- Required supporting documents
- Available account balance
Product description
This expansive strategy game invites players to journey across the cosmos in the year 2700 A.D., exploring unknown star systems, forging trade with alien civilizations, upgrading your flagship, and defending against pirates and other threats. Through managing resources, choosing exploration routes, negotiating alliances, and optimizing ship modules, players develop spatial reasoning, long-term planning and decision-making skills. The module-based board and variable setup reinforce adaptability and system thinking. Because the game is deeply social and tactilewith real pieces, negotiation and face-to-face interactionit offers a strong screen-time alternative: players focus on table talk, trades, dice and components, rather than devices. With its rich narrative framework, it keeps participants engaged in active strategy, not passive consumption. Ideal for game nights where learning, fun and real-world social skills combine.
Source evidence
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- Catalog
- FESUA_Fantastic Games
- Source type
- Search
- Link status
- Official verified
- Enrichment confidence
- 0.99
Official policy source
Policy guidance is tied to this reviewed source and version.
- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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