The Settlers

It's been almost 5 months since we've been in Canada! In case you've forgotten what we look like, here's a photo of us now!



I really should shave. Forgi discourages me from shaving...

We were just playing Online Settlers of Catan. It's free! You can play against robots or real people. It uses a Javascript so you don't even have to download anything. Scott E sent us the link. We're hoping to set up a group game soon.

For those of you who don't know of the game, it's a German board game that emerged a few years back and a group of us used to play it ad nauseum. It has an interesting dynamic involving trading commodities between players, which allows you to form alliances and/or vendettas. The surest way to lose is to look like you're winning, because all the other players will do everything they can (which is quite a lot) to stop you. It's addictive! Play it! (Although if you're a newbie, you might need to look up the rules someplace else, because the Java site assumes you're familiar with the boardgame...)

Sayonara!