As of September 30, 2008, you can give Premium subscription packages as presents: Each PlayCatan user – Free Account or Premium Account – can go to “My PlayCatan” and buy gift coupons for 3-, 6-, or 12-months subscription packages. The purchase prices remain unchanged: Coupons with a value of 3, 6, or 12 months cost EUR EUR 13.90, EUR EUR 26.90, or EUR 52.90, respectively.
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You may pay for the coupons via the usual payment methods featured at PlayCatan, i.e. electronic direct debit (ELV – only for bank accounts in Germany), credit card (MasterCard or Visa), Maestro SecureCode, or PayPal. Purchased coupons remain redeemable for a period of three years starting from the day of purchase.

After successful payment transaction, the buyer receives a coupon code to give to the presentee. To this effect, the coupon showing the names of the presentee and presenter as well as its value and expiration date may be printed out on one of six different Catan motif backgrounds – in case you want to put it under the Christmas tree, for example.

Another option for the buyer is to send the coupon (same presentation as the print-out version) as an e-card directly to the presentee, who then may print out the coupon if desired.

The presentee redeems the coupon either during the process of upgrading his/her Free Account to a Premium Account, or shortly before his/her previously existing Premium subscription or coupon expires, or if a subscription was canceled. Instead of payment information, the presentee only needs to enter the coupon code.

After expiration of the coupon value, the Premium Account is automatically downgraded to a no-cost Free Account. Therefore, coupon redemption does not imply any obligation, neither for the presentee nor the buyer.