The meeples are dead...the meeples are dead...we used poisonous gasses...and we poisoned their initially clever but ultimately breakable and uninspiring themed asses...
I have some adult friends who, at one point, got so distracted by the amusing practice of building elaborate Catanbots, that they decided to attempt to make a giant robot strategy game that utilized the Settlers of Catan game pieces. After all, many strategy games uses hex boards, right?...
Awhile later I asked about it, and they reported that they'd succeeded in creating a functional set of rules. I never really inquired about it in more detail. Perhaps I should?...
