Kevin Hovdestad
@hovdestad.ca
Director, Brand Development at CATAN Studio
Sometimes, we come up with partnership ideas that are a slam dunk.
Trading w̶o̶o̶d̶ timber for s̶h̶e̶e̶p̶ wolves.
www.nba.com/timberwolves...
Trading w̶o̶o̶d̶ timber for s̶h̶e̶e̶p̶ wolves.
www.nba.com/timberwolves...
November 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Sometimes, we come up with partnership ideas that are a slam dunk.
Trading w̶o̶o̶d̶ timber for s̶h̶e̶e̶p̶ wolves.
www.nba.com/timberwolves...
Trading w̶o̶o̶d̶ timber for s̶h̶e̶e̶p̶ wolves.
www.nba.com/timberwolves...
Hell of a month. Canada to the US to Australia back to the US to Mexico back to the US to Germany back to Canada. Announced our Netflix deal, set a new CATAN world record for largest game…
…and we’re not done yet.
Excited to sleep in my own bed and give my family a month’s backlog of hugs, though.
…and we’re not done yet.
Excited to sleep in my own bed and give my family a month’s backlog of hugs, though.
October 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Hell of a month. Canada to the US to Australia back to the US to Mexico back to the US to Germany back to Canada. Announced our Netflix deal, set a new CATAN world record for largest game…
…and we’re not done yet.
Excited to sleep in my own bed and give my family a month’s backlog of hugs, though.
…and we’re not done yet.
Excited to sleep in my own bed and give my family a month’s backlog of hugs, though.
Excited to finally be able to reveal that next week, @catan.com will be the FIRST EVER board game to be featured on Twitch Plays!
A custom Board Game Arena integration will enable Twitch viewers to participate in games of CATAN with a STACKED roster of talent.
www.aboutschwab.com/newsroom/sto...
A custom Board Game Arena integration will enable Twitch viewers to participate in games of CATAN with a STACKED roster of talent.
www.aboutschwab.com/newsroom/sto...
September 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Excited to finally be able to reveal that next week, @catan.com will be the FIRST EVER board game to be featured on Twitch Plays!
A custom Board Game Arena integration will enable Twitch viewers to participate in games of CATAN with a STACKED roster of talent.
www.aboutschwab.com/newsroom/sto...
A custom Board Game Arena integration will enable Twitch viewers to participate in games of CATAN with a STACKED roster of talent.
www.aboutschwab.com/newsroom/sto...
Having a blast in New Orleans. Heading to LA tomorrow before heading to Gen Con on Monday! ✈️
If you’re coming to Gen Con and want to meet up, let me know!
If you’re coming to Gen Con and want to meet up, let me know!
July 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Having a blast in New Orleans. Heading to LA tomorrow before heading to Gen Con on Monday! ✈️
If you’re coming to Gen Con and want to meet up, let me know!
If you’re coming to Gen Con and want to meet up, let me know!
Spent an awesome week with Team CATAN in Germany and had a blast at my first ever UK Games Expo! I’m very ready to see my own bed after four weeks on the road, though.
June 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Spent an awesome week with Team CATAN in Germany and had a blast at my first ever UK Games Expo! I’m very ready to see my own bed after four weeks on the road, though.
Closing the books on a fantastic PAX East. It was a week of catching up with old friends, making new ones, and getting to show the new sixth edition of CATAN to thousands of attendees.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by, said hi, or attended my panel. I hope you all had as good a time as I did!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by, said hi, or attended my panel. I hope you all had as good a time as I did!
May 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Closing the books on a fantastic PAX East. It was a week of catching up with old friends, making new ones, and getting to show the new sixth edition of CATAN to thousands of attendees.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by, said hi, or attended my panel. I hope you all had as good a time as I did!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by, said hi, or attended my panel. I hope you all had as good a time as I did!
First half of PAX East complete! Come say hi at the CATAN booth this weekend if I haven’t seen you.
May 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
First half of PAX East complete! Come say hi at the CATAN booth this weekend if I haven’t seen you.
Okay, well, I travel a lot for work now (attached is my work travel in the last 10 months) - I currently travel with hardsided suitcases from Away (www.awaytravel.com/en-ca/collec...), but my replacement pick is a Briggs & Riley (briggs-riley.ca/products/glo...) I haven't justified yet.
April 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Okay, well, I travel a lot for work now (attached is my work travel in the last 10 months) - I currently travel with hardsided suitcases from Away (www.awaytravel.com/en-ca/collec...), but my replacement pick is a Briggs & Riley (briggs-riley.ca/products/glo...) I haven't justified yet.
Reminds me instantly and forever of this:
April 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Reminds me instantly and forever of this:
But the thing I’m most humbled by is this - by the time I joined this team, the game was already release approved.
The team *reopened the finished game files* past internal deadlines to include me in the credits.
This is how you know people care deeply about their craft and colleagues.
The team *reopened the finished game files* past internal deadlines to include me in the credits.
This is how you know people care deeply about their craft and colleagues.
April 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
But the thing I’m most humbled by is this - by the time I joined this team, the game was already release approved.
The team *reopened the finished game files* past internal deadlines to include me in the credits.
This is how you know people care deeply about their craft and colleagues.
The team *reopened the finished game files* past internal deadlines to include me in the credits.
This is how you know people care deeply about their craft and colleagues.
I’m genuinely excited to get to set this up and play with family and friends. It’s been a treat to see the overwhelmingly positive reaction everyone has had when I’ve gotten to show them the finished product.
April 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I’m genuinely excited to get to set this up and play with family and friends. It’s been a treat to see the overwhelmingly positive reaction everyone has had when I’ve gotten to show them the finished product.
Every single game component has been reimagined. The new art is beautiful. Immense thought went into every detail.
April 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Every single game component has been reimagined. The new art is beautiful. Immense thought went into every detail.
So much love from our entire team went into this project over multiple years of development to get this into players’ hands today.
April 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
So much love from our entire team went into this project over multiple years of development to get this into players’ hands today.
So, there’s obviously a lot of other stuff going on, but today was also the official release of CATAN 6th Edition. It’s an amazing accomplishment from an equally amazing team.
April 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
So, there’s obviously a lot of other stuff going on, but today was also the official release of CATAN 6th Edition. It’s an amazing accomplishment from an equally amazing team.
The whole @catan.com team is overjoyed to have made the @fastcompany.com Most Innovative Companies list for 2025 in the corporate social responsibility category! Our work on CATAN - New Energies was honored alongside other incredible companies doing amazing stuff: www.fastcompany.com/91269270/cor...
March 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The whole @catan.com team is overjoyed to have made the @fastcompany.com Most Innovative Companies list for 2025 in the corporate social responsibility category! Our work on CATAN - New Energies was honored alongside other incredible companies doing amazing stuff: www.fastcompany.com/91269270/cor...
You ever read a block of text that might change you forever?
February 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
You ever read a block of text that might change you forever?
Kevin-coded characters
February 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Kevin-coded characters
whole ass generation of us that are actually, unironically, not funnily at all exactly like this
January 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
whole ass generation of us that are actually, unironically, not funnily at all exactly like this
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
January 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy