---
name: "pioneers"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "pioneers"
version: "15.6-1+b5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pioneers"
---

# pioneers(6)

network implementation of Settlers of Catan

## NAME

pioneers - network implementation of Settlers of Catan

## SYNOPSIS

**pioneers** \[ **--server** *server* \] \[ **--port** *port* \] \[ **--name** *name* \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **pioneers** command.

**Pioneers** is an implementation of the popular, award-winning "Settlers of Catan" board game for the GNOME desktop environment.  It uses a client/server model for networked play of between two and eight players.  You will need to connect to a machine running either **pioneers-server-gtk** or **pioneers-server-console** to play.  An AI client, **pioneersai**, is also available.

## OPTIONS

Pioneers accepts the standard GTK+/GNOME commandline options,  and the following options:

- **-s, --server** *server*

  Hostname of the server

- **-p, --port** *port*

  Portname of the server

- **-n, --name** *name*

  Use this name for the player instead of the name in the settings file

- **-v, --spectator**

  Connect as spectator instead of as a player

- **-m, --metaserver** *metaserver*

  Connect to this metaserver instead of the metaserver in the settings file

- **--debug**

  Turn on debugging mode

- **--version**

  Show the version and quit

When the server and port are both provided, the client automatically quits when  the connection is broken.

## ENVIRONMENT

The default settings can be influenced with the following environment variable:

- **PIONEERS\_METASERVER**

  The hostname of the metaserver. If it is not set, the default metaserver will be used.

## FILES

**/usr/share/games/pioneers/themes/\***

Themes for display of the map. Each theme goes in a separate subdirectory.

**/usr/share/pixmaps/pioneers/\***

Icons

**/usr/share/pixmaps/pioneers.png**

Main icon

**$XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/pioneers**

Saved settings

**$XDG\_DATA\_HOME/pioneers/themes**

Personal themes

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Steve Langasek \<vorlon@debian.org\>, and updated by Roland Clobus \<rclobus@rclobus.nl\>. Pioneers was written by Dave Cole \<dave@dccs.com.au\>, Andy Heroff \<aheroff@mediaone.net\>, and Roman Hodek \<roman@hodek.net\>, with contributions from many other developers on the Internet; see the AUTHORS file in the pioneers distribution for a complete list of contributing authors.

## SEE ALSO

More detailed user documentation is available in the online help.

**[pioneers-server-gtk(6)](/pioneers-server-gtk/6.md)**, **[pioneers-server-console(6)](/pioneers-server-console/6.md)**,  **[pioneersai(6)](/pioneersai/6.md)**