When the Card Table Becomes a Wrestling Mat Sometimes it seems whoever wins, everyone loses. Especially when it comes to my wife and me playing games. Card games, board games, you name it. If we don’t find ourselves bored we find ourselves ...
Pros: Strategic game-play; conceptually fascinating; replay value (variable board!); great for adults Cons: lack of frame for board pieces; lack of card variety
The Settlers of Catan, from Mayfair Games, is a very impressive game. It was the Spiel des Jahres German Game of the Year for 1995, and it won the Origins Award for US Board Game of the Year in 1996. In fact, in 2001 it was inducted into the Hall...
Pros: Strategy Game, Thought Provoking , Highly Entertaining. Not a Video Game! no Violence. Cons: Complex for younger kids, a few cheap paper pieces
The Top Line We are an enthusiastic board game playing family – so every Christmas my wife asks for some apparently random game no one else has ever heard of. This year it was “Settlers of Catan”, a strategy game originally developed ...
Pros: Replay value, quality, and fun factor. Cons: Game lacks great depth without add-ons.
Overview I first played this game last year when a friend brought it over for a game night. It was easy to learn for me, but I have played alot of strategy games. I have since taught 20 plus people to play the game and would say it is ...
Pros: Trade is fun, easy to learn for everyone. Cons: Cheapness of pieces.
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Recently, my friends and I have been on this board game playing binge. They're a bit more friendly than video games, and they allow for a lot more communication. What Were You Thinking? has been big fun, and...
Pros: Possibly the greatest board game ever invented. Cons: That I have a job - and can't play it all the time.
Settlers of Catan Intro “So explain to me what this game is like” a friend of mine says to me over the phone. Clearly skeptical at having to learn a new “bored game”. “Is it like monopoly? Give me some point of reference.” “Um - well. It’ ...
Pros: Family time! Interesting and always different board game Cons: Commodity requirement to purchase things should change every game too.
I think this game isn't so well known because it doesn't belong to Mattel or Milton-Bradley, and therefore isn't advertised as widely. Although it is at least 8 years old, it has won "Game of the Year" in the US and England. It was created in Germany. ...
Pros: Good blend of skill and luck, simplicity and depth: a family strategy game. Cons: Works best with exactly four players; gets expensive with all the (optional) expansion sets.
The Settlers of Catan has been a hit with everyone I've played it with. Some were familiar only with family board games like Monopoly, Scrabble, and Clue. Others were hobbyists who enjoyed long, complex games like Diplomacy, Civilization, and Titan....
Pros: Dynamic gameplay & modular gameboard design mean a new game every time. High quality production. Cons: Terribly Addictive!!!
Learning curve can be high for some people, especially for the expansions.
At first, I was highly reluctant to get involved in a game of Settlers. My boyfriend had discovered it at a local games shop, and had gotten in the habit of playing it with his friends at “guys’ nights.” (In his defense, guys’ nights are only held in...
Pros: Fun, Strategy, Luck, Changes Every Game Cons: Need 3 to Play
Settlers of Catan is, simply put, a fabulous board game for 3 to 4 players. Each player tries to establish him/herself on the island of Catan, gathering resources--wool, brick, wheat, stone, and wood--and building roads, villages and cities. The first...
Pros: Easy to learn. Excellent replay value. Cons: Cannot be played by more than 4 without expansions.
Settlers of Catan is one of the most popular of what are being called the German style games. This is a catch-all phrase being used to describe games that do not fall into the traditional roll a die and move games or the complex drawn out historical...
"The Settlers of Catan" is a great new board game from Mayfair Games. It was the winner of both German and US board game of the year in 1995 and 1996 respectively, and after one game you'll understand why.
Pros: Easy to learn, quality pieces, different ways to win, GREAT customer service Cons: Having to pick up the many pieces, pieces could get lost
This game is addicting. First off the objective of the game is to accumulate 10 victory points. You begin with 2 points as each settlement is worth 1 victory point. The board consists of tiles (for the creation of the board), wooden pieces that ...
Pros: Easy to learn, doesn't take long to finish a game, easy to setup Cons: Max of 6 people (with expansion) can play
This game that was created in Germany is an addictive game that doesn't involve a lot of rules, need only a few players (2 or more, with optimum of 4 people) and doesn't take long to finish a game. The board map is comprised of land hexes that are laid...
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