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C played a giant version of Settlers of Catan at the last Con we went to. He really loved it. I hadn't played it before and didn't really expect it to be the sort of game he could just slip into with zero experience and end up understanding and enjoying.
I was wrong.
We ended up getting him the regular sized game (updated with the shortened name Catan) for his birthday. It was way more fun than I expected. Down side - limit 4 players and easily takes 4-6 hours to play. Upside - everyone in the house likes this game, even H who usually avoids strategy games (it's more resource management, than straight strategy, which helps).
Pictured is M's first time playing (orange), me (red), S (white), and C (blue). Even though at this moment, I have longest road (worth 2 victory points), in a few more turns, C gets it back, upgrades a settlement to a city, and wins.
I was wrong.
We ended up getting him the regular sized game (updated with the shortened name Catan) for his birthday. It was way more fun than I expected. Down side - limit 4 players and easily takes 4-6 hours to play. Upside - everyone in the house likes this game, even H who usually avoids strategy games (it's more resource management, than straight strategy, which helps).
Pictured is M's first time playing (orange), me (red), S (white), and C (blue). Even though at this moment, I have longest road (worth 2 victory points), in a few more turns, C gets it back, upgrades a settlement to a city, and wins.
