The Settlers of Catan

I swear I can poll my friends and 9 out of 10 would look at this and not even be remotely interested. I'm not either. The theme is unpalatable, the title of the game is ambiguous to conveying any sense of fun... and I really don't see it as being a whole lot of fun anyway. The box graphics are downright ugly. This is a geekish cult hit to be sure... so please don't use this game to try an indoctrinate the average Joe into the hobby.

I'll give it an extra point for having positive design reviews from its legions of hobbyist fans, however.

Best in class, no doubt. Just not my cup of tea. Feels longer than it is.

I don't often post negative comments anywhere about games but this game is one of the most boring collection of tiles and rules that I've ever played. The one 4p game I did lasted over two hours, which would have been ok if the game was fun but it wasn't. Wood for sheep? I don't think so. Add to that a swarm of eurogamers (in various stages of bad hygiene) that surrounded the table to call out strategic advice to those of us playing and you have a game I won't play again.