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Catan the Board Game Will Have You Hating Your Friends


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Released in 1996, 23 years ago this game will still have you hating your friends.

Okay, not actually hating but the competitiveness and need to prove your power is present, as always. Catan the board game. You can play with up to 10 of your friends.

The goal of the game is to lay out settlements on the board near as many of different resources as possible. When the die are rolled the resource with that number can be taken, but only if you have a settlement on it. You must get to 10 points worth of settlements to win the game. There’s extra cards in the game called development cards which reveal different tricks that can put you ahead of the pack.

Warning! This game can take over an hour to play, but is completely worth it. As you watch other players build and collect resources you get more competitive. The game always stays pretty close in score, so you always feel like you could have a chance to win.

There's actually a whole Twitter page dedicated to funny quotes about the game.

“The game lasts a few hours, but the grudges last forever,” said @catanquotes on Twitter.

This I can relate to.

When you play the game you feel the need to not only focus on your settlements, but who knows, maybe throw some shade at a friend and block them from getting certain resources. This keeps the game entertaining, considering the longevity of it.

“It’s super fun, but I always end up getting super mad at my friends. It’s a good mad, though,” said Kane Weekly.

“When I started developing “The Settlers of Catan” in the early nineties, I was inspired by the Vikings,” said Klaus Teuber a developer of the board game.

The game has a octogonal shape to it, like an island shaped with water around it. This brings out the feel of being on an island and needing to claim your land and expand your territory.

For me this makes the game more interesting, as if it’s revealing a story where you can create the narrative.

My rating: 4 stars

Can be bought at: Local Walmarts and Target

Minimum to play: 3-4

Maximum to play: 10+

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