I’ve never really gotten into board games, but I’ve heard that Settlers of Catan is different and quite good. Here’s an article in Wired about the story behind the game. An excerpt:
Settlers is now poised to become the biggest hit in the US since Risk. Along the way, it’s teaching Americans that board games don’t have to be either predictable fluff aimed at kids or competitive, hyperintellectual pastimes for eggheads. Through the complex, artful dance of algorithms and probabilities lurking at its core, Settlers manages to be effortlessly fun, intuitively enjoyable, and still intellectually rewarding, a potent combination that’s changing the American idea of what a board game can be.
Feel free to weigh in if you have it. Is it worth getting?
HT: Buzzard Blog
