The Settlers of Catan

I don't like board games, but I like The Settlers of Catan. Wired magazine has a great article on the story behind the game:

Settlers is now poised to become the biggest hit in the US since Risk.Along the way, it's teaching Americans that board games don't have tobe either predictable fluff aimed at kids or competitive,hyperintellectual pastimes for eggheads. Through the complex, artfuldance of algorithms and probabilities lurking at its core, Settlersmanages to be effortlessly fun, intuitively enjoyable, and stillintellectually rewarding, a potent combination that's changing theAmerican idea of what a board game can be.

Read the whole articleBuy the gameAny other fans of Settlers out there? Friends at my church introduced me to it and it has quite the following here at CPC.