Possible Clues:

• Board game that dropped "The Settlers of" from its name
• Game with resources
• Board game set on an island
• Board game with hex tiles and resource cards
• Board game with settlers
• Hexagonal island in a board game
• Game where you might trade wool for ore
• Board game with the tagline "Trade Build Settle"
• Settlement-building game with hexagonal tiles
• Game played on a hexagonal board, informally