For the indie board gamer set, Settlers of Catan is a staple -- the equivalent of Mario to the console gamer. Introduced by German board game wunderkind Klaus Teuber in 1995, the game has gone on to be translated into twenty five languages and won the 1996 Origins award for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Board Game. The announcement of Catan's adaptation for XBLA caught the attention of many a gamer, but for a while there was no confirmed date on the release of the title.
Per Catanlive, it seems the wait is over come May. Only a few more weeks before you can be pitifully short of sheep! For those of you who have never played, Catan is a strategic trading game where you and your opponents are colonizing the newly discovered island and fighting for power. Unfortunately drowning them is not an option, but you can do your best to screw them by cutting off their supply of goods. The addictiveness of screwing over your opponents never fades away, does it?
[Via Xbox Gaming Talk HQ]
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9:50 PM on 04.22.2007
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I prefer it in real life, though. Yelling at people and punching them when they don't give you ore or wheat is a lot of fun. Sheep? Who needs sheep? No one, really.
We've played with each person speaking a different language. It was epic.
I love settlers, Ive spent so many hours playing it, and now I get to yell at 12 year olds on xbox live
I used to play that game SO much with my family!!!!
Its supposedly extremely popular in other nations.
My decision to get a 360 had everything to do with this , and very little to do with GOW
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/images/game/13?sort=hot&tag=&username=
I really hope that the voice chat is good in game, because when you have 4+ players, the player-to-player trading is a massive part of stratergy.
My tip for D-toiders to be competitive is to rush building development cards, build up a big army of soldiers and be constantly manipulating the robber. A strong hand of 5-10 Dev. cards can easily net you 3-5 Victory Points.
I've never played Catan but from the praise it's gotten I don't see how i can't enjoy this
Settlers is one of those games I always want to play, but my friends are more interested in "going out" and "interacting with human beings in a social environment." Weak. Sauce.
Still Monopoly is my favorite board game. I can see it using the live camera and stuff. The admin of the game would be the banker. Whatever, I love Monopoly. Maybe even your winnings can carry over to the next game.
I wish you could gamble your XBL points in Texas Holdem.