Geeklists for The Settlers of Catan

GeekList: Games played at Boardgames and Beyond Hackney 02.04.12

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Martin G

(qwertymartin)

United Kingdom
London

The staff member and his friend liked this so much that they played it a second time instead of going to watch The Pirates. I won the first and then jumped ship.

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Posted Thu Apr 5, 2012 11:18 am

GeekList: Celebrating my one year geekiversary with a look back at my first year in the hobby

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Todd Baker

(LycanBlood)

United States
Elmira
New York

2/20/2011
I actually own a homemade copy of this game. I made all the hex tiles out of wood and clay. Then I made roads out of mini Popsicle sticks and square toothpicks. When I figure out how to attach pictures I'll add them. Otherwise you can view them through my images on my home page.

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Posted Thu Apr 5, 2012 3:22 am

GeekList: games i played

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

marc verrept

(marcverrept)

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Posted Wed Apr 4, 2012 10:09 pm

GeekList: NYM Game Night (March 30, 2012)

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Ken

(mrcoolranch)

Canada

I had promised Richard I would host a session of Catan (one of his favourites) with the cities and knights expansions. James and Jason also joined in the fun. Both of them were familiar with Catan but neither had played with the expansion. It was about half way through the game that we remembered that Richard had played with the expansion before (long ago at the house of Mark). Everyone was struggling for one resource or another the entire game. I think everyone agreed that the expansion makes for a better game of Catan. I suspect this one will get a lot more play with the group (if Richard has anything to say about it). My only complaint is that it plays long. That may have more to do with us being such social gamers than anything to do with the game itself.

Jason (13), KenR(10), Richard (8), James (6)

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Posted Tue Apr 3, 2012 11:55 pm

GeekList: Berkeley Board Gamers - Sunday Afternoon Board Games (April 1, 2012)

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Diana

(LadyDi)

United States
San Leandro
California

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Posted Tue Apr 3, 2012 3:31 am

GeekList: Best of March 2012 Monthly Photo Contest!!!! Win GG!!!!!

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Roberto Méndez

(Zoroastro)

Spain
Madrid
Madrid

An experiment for ths month

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Posted Wed Apr 4, 2012 7:59 am

Mihai Stanimir

(sufertashu)

Romania
Timisoara
Timis

Gamer's frustration hehe

Posted Thu Apr 5, 2012 10:56 pm
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GeekList: Games which can be related to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in honor of Yehuda Berlinger's birthday

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Nadine W

(nwtalpiot)

Israel
Jerusalem

`At any rate I'll never go there again!' said Alice as she picked her way through the wood.

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Posted Mon Apr 2, 2012 10:07 pm

GeekList: Full Metal Game Night

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Tim Shippert

(shippert)

United States
Richland
Washington

Start time: 10:30pm
End time: 12:15pm

It was now time for a full reconfig, so Jerry, Lani, and Suzie took over Table Two to play Tim's vintage German edition of The Settlers of Catan, which we used to call Die Siedler von Catan, back in the day.

Jerry claimed the win after stealing the longest road from Lani to get his final two points. Suzie finished with 7, while first time player Lani ended the game with a respectable 5 points.

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Posted Wed Apr 4, 2012 7:09 am

GeekList: Games that Feature Multiple Resource Management and Engine Building With a listed Weight in the 2s

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Daniel W.

(oeste)

United States
Portland
OR

Resources managed: The ever classic wood, sheep, brick, ore, and wheat

Engine built: As players expand and build more settlements, upgrade settlements to cities, or establish ports, the more resources they will be able to acquire or trade.

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Posted Mon Apr 2, 2012 5:01 pm

GeekList: Boardgames and Bands

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Roel Theuws

(Roel81)

China
Guangzhou / Eersel

Britney Spears / Backstreet Boys

Very popular with people new to games / music. Then they realize some flaws in the project and their love fades and they move on to other music / games. The soft spot for it still stays though.

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Posted Mon Apr 2, 2012 4:42 pm

GeekList: Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 2-8 April 2012

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Rob Rob

(Robrob)

United States
La Mesa
California

$3, GW super store on Westmorland, Dallas, TX.

Box is very battered and even split on the top. never seen one of these in this kind of shape. The insides are bagged and look good. It may get donated to my boy's school as well.

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Posted Wed Apr 4, 2012 3:15 am

GeekList: Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 2-8 April 2012

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Mike Heine

(Vormwald1)

United States
Waconia
Minnesota

Was wondering when I was going to run across this one.

Complete and in very nice shape. $.99 at Goodwill.

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Posted Thu Apr 5, 2012 11:56 pm

Steve Fox

(Hiddnfox)

United States
Salt Lake City
Utah

I feel if it's a store like Target, B&N, or Walmart then it will eventually make it's way to a thriftable shelf......

Posted Fri Apr 6, 2012 1:16 am
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GeekList: Set up the game ahead of time! Brilliant! Wait...I need to know how many are playing first?

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

David Debien

(casualgod)

United States
Round Rock
Texas

Board setup is different for 3/4 than it is for 5/6.

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Posted Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:19 am

GeekList: Games you admire more than you enjoy

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Ben Lott

(Blott)

United States
Mason
Michigan

It's a gift...

...and a curse!

I'm really pleased that this game brought so many of you into the hobby. I'm delighted that friends and acquaintances ask if I know of this game rather than just referencing Monopoly all the time. I even appreciate the combination of mechanisms. I just never enjoyed playing it.

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Posted Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:36 am

peter mumford

(photocurio)

United States
Somerville
Massachusetts

ceci n'est pas une pipe

If sales figures were admirable, sure, but there is nothing in the game that I admire. There's nothing interesting in Settlers.

Posted Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:52 pm
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quelf elf

(quelf elf)

Spain

North Pole

Randolfo wrote:

Seems to be a lot of hate on this post for a game that a great many people do enjoy. I wonder how much of it is actually a matter of taste, or a matter of snobbery.

The latter. Settlers is to many BGGs as Monopoly is to Settlers players. This--like any hobby--spirals upwards, until all there is left are players of Go and Case Blue, who know that all other games are crap, and look down with contempt upon the savages who play them.
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Posted Wed Apr 4, 2012 12:32 am
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Randolfo Beunding

(Randolfo)

United States

Kentucky

I will probably continue to be a savage then. I like the game, it does not take long, we have been surprised on multiple occasions, and my family still enjoys it.

Posted Wed Apr 4, 2012 1:26 am
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(hanibalicious)

United States

California

quelf elf wrote:

Randolfo wrote:

Seems to be a lot of hate on this post for a game that a great many people do enjoy. I wonder how much of it is actually a matter of taste, or a matter of snobbery.

The latter. Settlers is to many BGGs as Monopoly is to Settlers players. This--like any hobby--spirals upwards, until all there is left are players of Go and Case Blue, who know that all other games are crap, and look down with contempt upon the savages who play them.
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Two 2-hour games full of sound and fury, signifying nothing earned my ire. It's not unjustified snobbery, but in fact a well informed hatred. Oh ho! the more stout Catan-apologists among you might say- You played it with the wrong crowd, or perhaps in the wrong way, with too many people! Perhaps. Perhaps. But the fact that I, with the same people, enjoy many greater games with a more robust relish renders my opinion infrangible.

Posted Wed Apr 4, 2012 2:04 am
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peter mumford

(photocurio)

United States
Somerville
Massachusetts

ceci n'est pas une pipe

theory wrote:

Any game that brought this many people into the hobby is an unequivocal good thing. Period.

what I said: if sales figures are admirable, sure its a good thing. do you admire the game?

Posted Thu May 3, 2012 1:58 pm
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GeekList: Värmlands Nations Spelförening

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Värmlands Nations Spelförening

(Varmlands)

Saknas en röd väg och en blå (inte i samma spel) Har två på engelska och ett på svenska

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Posted Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:30 pm

GeekList: Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 26 March - 1 April 2012

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Jaime Ocampo

(jaimeocampo)

Germany
Hamburg
Unspecified

This (wood version) and ...

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Posted Mon Apr 2, 2012 9:23 am

GeekList: Charity Auction for the Georgia Compassion Project - 60+ games!

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Tim Vojta

(NovaPrimeGA)

United States
Decatur
Georgia

Minimum Suggested Bid: $25
Condition: Like new
Comments: INCLUDES 5-6 player expansion. Cards bagged, insert intact.

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Edited Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:05 pm
Posted Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:54 pm

Davido

(davido)

United States
Mather
California

Ok, I'll be happy to help out.
$25 SoC + 5/6 exp. ends 4/15

Posted Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:10 pm
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Tim Vojta

(NovaPrimeGA)

United States
Decatur
Georgia

Thanks for your bid David, many thanks.

Posted Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:49 pm
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Tim Vojta

(NovaPrimeGA)

United States
Decatur
Georgia

davido wrote:

Ok, I'll be happy to help out.
$25 SoC + 5/6 exp. ends 4/15

Winner thank you!

Posted Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:11 am
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GeekList: Friday Night (..and Sat. and Sun) @ Mike's Mini..errrr ummmmm MICRO Meet.

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Corey Ellis

(chimpadink)

United States
Gainesville
Florida

Josephine played this with several of the big boys. I was proud to hear that she liked it, understood it, and even played it again with Neil and her dad the next day

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Posted Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:58 pm

GeekList: Friday Night (..and Sat. and Sun) @ Mike's Mini..errrr ummmmm MICRO Meet.

Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:85]

Yours Truly,

(JohnnyDollar)

United States
Gainesville
Florida

With the Catan: Event Cards.

Sat AM, while Mage Knight and Arkham were running, we launched a 3rd table of this. Ed, Keith's brother-in-law, Josephine and myself.

Josephine caught on quickly and played very well, final score was
Keith's B-I-L: 10
Ed: 9
Josephine: 7
Me: 6

This was the first time I had played in close to 2 years and the first time I've ever played with gamers, so it was a blast. Very exciting game. I got off to an early lead, so got a lot of bash-the-leader, but my lead was precarious since 2 points were from the road. Then Ed nearly took the win a couple times but he and I kept trading longest-road. Finally Keith's BIL came from behind for the win.

This was the first time I've used the event cards and I liked them. The events still add a lot of chaos despite the lack of dice.

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Posted Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:00 pm

Keith Sagers

(Pimeson)

United States
Gainsville
Florida

I have never played Settlers (I have played Starfarers of Catan.) I am thinking this going to have to change. I'll like it. 80-90% of what I play I like well enough to play again. The only game I hate is Monopoly gulp