Yes folks….as of last night…I am no longer a Settlers of Catan virgin. I played my first game of Settlers last night.
Now to most of you- this seems to be no big deal. However to a few of you (you know who you are Dan Nick Josh Tom Ashley Rachel Laura) this will come as a shock because I have for so long REFUSED to play this game. I heard it was similar to RISK and that game just makes me want to curl up in a ball and cry.
Plus it became one of those things where if you didn’t jump the bandwagon then you became this mysterious person with unique ideals…you know what I mean…those people that still refuse to get a cell phone, text, join facebook…they all seem to have some crazy reason that they don’t do those things… even though most of their reasons is “I don’t want to cave in and get addicted” which in turn puts them in a bandwagon-like group of people with sassy ideals….just sayin 
So anyways- after playing this supposedly addicted game, I feel the need to devote some random thoughts/critiques to the game as one who is not insanely deep into the game like others (once again…you know who you are).
- Kudos to the designer who came up with the board. I like how it changes everytime you play…but as a first timer I stared at that board thinking it was some abstract art piece. And I kept getting the greens mixed up in my mind.
-Whoever decided on the “elements” to barter back and forth in order to get settlements/roads/cities and such was a very perverted man. I’ve never had so many “that’s what she said” or “that’s what he said” moments go through my mind. I seriously giggled for the first 45 minutes of the game.
- How can you have the largest army with only 3 soldiers? hello! you need way more than that (dumb blonde moment sorry)
- So why hasn’t anyone else capitalized on this game? I’m envisioning a Settlers of Columbus where you have to build architectural wonders out of corn and soybeans…. or Shoppers of Catan which is a mall with designers and escalators? Just saying there’s a lot of potential for those types of spinoffs. PS I get credit for either of those ideas…and the second one is mainly because I never could get enough of the game Mall Madness.
- the 7 roll rule is stupid. It always happened when I had over 7 cards in my hand and had all these plans to trade in all 7 of my wheats to build one road and it would screw me over.
- the “robber” should be either a mythical dragon or a natural cause….or even something environmentally nasty like an Oldsmobile Delta 88 (thanks Mike!) the black blob isn’t so scary to me.
So all in all…it’s not that bad of a game. I enjoyed playing it last night. HOWEVER…I REFUSE….
I repeat… REFUSE….
To let this game take over my life like it has done with so many of my friends….
-I do not need to own this game. Nor all the extention packs that go along with it.
-I will not sit in my room on Saturday night contemplating strategery all hours of the night…
-I will not look at loaves of bread in walmart and think if I had three rocks I can upgrade my settlement to a city….
-I will not take bricks to the fair and barter with the 4H folk for a sheep…
- and when I see a hexagon I will think “what a nice 6 sided shape” and not “I can build a road here to get to a port!”
So there ya go. My take on Settlers of Catan….whatever it’s worth…. (and if you immediately thought wood, rock or brick you are seriously a Catan addict)
In Other News…
When you are sick of thinking check out Flight of the Conchords if you haven’t done so already! I do not get HBO so I have to wait until their TV shows are on DVD- and even then I usually don’t watch them unless a friend thinks highly of it and I have to check it out for myself. So this is me being a friend to you saying go check out this show! It’s hilarious….
Hope your week and weekend is awesome! Keep It Rockin!
Sara Beth
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