So, I just discovered Settlers of Catan

[StGabe]

It's amazing. I bought all the expansion packs and 5-6 player expansions this weekend. I can't wait to get my hands on the manifest destiny version. Now that I have fallen into the grips of this addiction, will I ever be free?

 

[Broward83]

No.

 

[ViciousFish]

Settlers is a gateway game. Soon you'll be tracking down "History of the World" and "Age of Renaissance".

 

[Edwin]

The basic Settlers is my favorite, but my friends and I have been playing a lot of Cities & Knights lately, too. Totally different style of game with a ton of new strategies, though it takes more like 2-3 hours instead of the 60-90 minutes of a typical Catan game. I think Cities with 6 players would be crazy. 6-player Catan is already pretty intense.

A few months ago, I went to a test run of a new scenario that a few environmental science dudes put together. Mayfair's released it for free now: http://www.oilsprings.catan.com/. Kinda silly, but worth a go if you like Cities and Knights, as a lot of modifications are similar. This is basically the greatest Catan mod of EricMM's life.

 

[Mazto]

I'll call rehab for you.

 

[oldskool]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pio/
Settlers online!

 

[sbofn]

I resisted my friends' attempts to get me to play, but after downloading the xbox version, I humbly yield all my free time to this game.