The Settlers of Catan

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    Catan—More than a Board Game Tensions are high and everyone is extremely focused, which simply means everyone is close to winning the game. Relief hits me as I roll a 3 and acquire the ore resource card I’ve been patiently waiting to pick up for 3 rounds. I combine that ore with a wool and grain resource and draw a development card. As I look at the card, my heart begins to race. While keeping a poker face, I pass the dice to the next player knowing I can win on my next turn if nobody else wins before me. Fortunately for me, play advances twice without any action and only the roll of the player on my right remains before I get to announce my victory. As the player before me rolls the dice, a smirk begins to form on her face as she picks up her resource cards, places 5 of them in the pile and announces that she is building a city which gives her the victory.…

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    Settlers Of Catan Analysis

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    Settlers of Catan is a trading game in which players build capital and harvest resources. The game functions as a closed economy, in which opportunity costs, price of a good, and access to a good are constant, although trading with others does reflect some changes in relative prices. The object of the game is to be first to attain ten ‘victory points’. At the start of the game, the players are allowed to place two ‘settlements’ – each worth…

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    Opportunity cost is the potential benefit lost by choosing one option over the next best alternative. In Settlers of Catan, this is shown in various ways, including where you place your initial roads and settlements, where to move the robber, and what resource to use your year of plenty development card on when you are attempting to acquire the necessary victory points to win. This is extremely important in playing Catan, as you generally want to take the option with the lower opportunity cost…

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    Table top games are a very large category of games and entertainment. They are also something many families have enjoyed for many years. From commonly known things such as Monopoly or Uno, to less known games such as Settlers of Catan. These games serve many purposes as well, but sadly have a decrease to there popularity as video games take over at an accelerating rate. Even with that they are still something me, my friends, and family all enjoy, and for many reasons. When it comes to table top…

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    cheating, and will start to cheat more and more until he or she gets into trouble. Thinking all of this in a few seconds, I gently told John that I simply cannot give my packet to him, but if he needs help, I could help him after school. He took my offer, and we worked on it together. Caltech students have long been known for their quirky sense of humor, whether it be through planning creative pranks, building elaborate party sets, or even the year-long preparation that goes into our…

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