Surprisingly Settlers of Catan (or Catan for short) is a game I’ve never had the chance to play for myself despite it being one of the most popular selling tabletop games of all time and something constantly recommended to me by friends. More recent titles like Trivial Pursuit Live meanwhile offer an experience nothing like the original board game instead opting for a more generic and ‘video-game-like’ effort. UNO on the Xbox 360 remains a personal highlight of mine on the system, for example, offering a perfect adaption of the card game playable online with anyone – a feature that at the time was mind-blowing. When it comes to merging board games and video games together the results can often be mixed. Whether it’s something simple like Tsuro or a little more involved like Pandemic. What initially started out as mere curiosity has now grown into something I adore, every new box bought an excuse to get family and friends gathered around a table.
While video games have and continue to always be my favorite way of passing the time, in the last few years I’ve also found myself branching out more and more into the world of tabletop gaming.