We've only played 7 or 8 times, but I think I've won at least 5-6 of them. It's a great game, and I'm amazed at how much fun a non-combative civilization-type board game can be.
(I've described the game once or twice as a boiled down version of CivIII turned into a board game)"Seafarer's of Catan" and "Cities and Knights" are the two expansions for the game (there are a bunch of variants that are not apparently compatible with the game).
Cities and Knights adds a bit of a taste of warfare as you now have to generate knights to protect Catan's cities from the barbarians that are sailing to the island of Catan.
Personally, I find this game to be seriously ADDICTIVE, and it isn't unheard of for me to kill 3-6 hours online in a given day playing against people worldwide.
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This message last edited by imlad on 01/09/2009 at 05:52:33 PM
Settlers of Catan (and variants)
01/09/2009 05:34:44 PM
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I'm from the US and have played it with friends. They hate that I usually win.
01/09/2009 05:40:19 PM
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have you played any of the expansions?
01/09/2009 05:50:46 PM
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Nope. I've only played the board version, and a game usually takes no more than 1.5 hrs with 4.
01/09/2009 06:05:49 PM
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Absolutely brilliant game. Elegantly designed, fantastic social play, aesthetically pleasing....
01/09/2009 07:31:10 PM
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Interesting. I've never heard of this game.
01/09/2009 08:26:36 PM
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Nonono
01/09/2009 09:58:24 PM
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heh, Google provided me with that link right after my wikipedia-ing.
02/09/2009 02:24:41 AM
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For whatever reason...
01/09/2009 08:30:51 PM
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I've played Settlers of Catan
01/09/2009 08:46:06 PM
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It's okay...
01/09/2009 09:33:09 PM
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Could you suggest some other ones worth checking out?
02/09/2009 02:26:29 AM
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