The Settlers of Catan

"Yes, I have wood!"

Settle down, I'm not trying to be a big pervert, Marcy and I just back from playing in The Settlers of Catan Bowl IV. This is a fun board game we like to play with our friends and family. If you don't know what The Settlers of Catan is you should just do a little Google search and see what all the excitement is about. The Settlers of Catan is a board game in which the goal is to build settlements and cities by producing resources and building roads. Sounds amazing, right? I thought it sounded pretty lame too when I was introduced to it but once you sit down and play it is a pretty awesome board game.

Several things make it awesome. The first thing is that the game board will always be different every time you play. The board is randomly built before each game. Your strategy will change base on how the board is laid out. This brings me to the second awesome thing about Catan, there are several different strategies to winning. You can focus on spreading out your settlements to collect all the different resources, work on building the biggest road or army, or just monopolize one resource and use that to your advantage. The ways of winning are endless. The third thing that makes the game awesome is that you have to barter and trade with each other to be able to build your items. This is the best part of the game. You can't win by counting on yourself you need the other players you are competing against to help you out.

If you looking for some good classic fun, I highly recommend you check out The Settlers of Catan.