estepheia | Boardgames - Settlers of Catan poll

Phew, have I mentioned how I hate December? Today hubby and I spent 5 and a half hours playing a board-game that I bought for Tina. Minimum age is 12, but both children understood the game well enough to play. However, they dwadled and sat restlessly, climbed on my lap, squealed, fondled the cards, gave unwanted advice to their parents (and not even stupid advice) and were genereally noisy, twitchy, and nerve-wrecking. In terms of karma, this one gaming session should at least rate as high as a one-week holiday in Turkey or a 4-figure win in the lottery. *is exhausted*
Tina loves her game (Candamir - a game out of the Settlers of Catan family) but I'd rather play In 80 Tagen um die Welt (Around the World in 80 days - our other brand-new game) three times in a row, than play Candamir again. Next time we'll lower the victory coniditions, because Candamir really drags on and on and on.
I bought hubby a cardgame called San Juan for Christmas, an excellent German game for 2-4 players that is fast and exciting. It's also relatively affordable (13-15 EUR), that game is really excellent. One can only hope that it gets translated into English. If you're in a German-speaking country, I can only recommend this game. Easy to learn, and the 2-player mode is very balanced and fast moving.
I used to read a newsgroup on boardgames, where the US posters raved happily about 'German' board-games - called like that even if the author is Swiss or even Italian. We have the world's largest selection of board- and card games for familes, adults and kids. I know that Settlers of Catan is available in the US. But how far has it spread? I'm curious. I'd love it if you answered my poll.

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