Board games. Never been one for them myself. I don't know why but the slightest hint of them at a dinner party used to send me home speedily with some headache or other...that is until the over-the-road neighbours brought The Settlers of Catan into my life.
It's a game of trading, strategy, thinking ahead and secrecy – just like any business!
My problem is this...I'm hooked on it! And so is The Husband. I'm thinking up strategies in my sleep and The Husband is regularly found googling its tips and plots to win. You need 2 things to succeed at this game, a deep inherant need to win at everything (yep got that!) and the skill to think ahead of your oponents (mmm...struggled with that one a bit).
Let's just say, I was a late developer in the thinking ahead bit, I spent the first 2 months coming last every time and watching everyone else in awe, trying to work out how to win the poxy game!
Well, it seems my time has come, I won twice in a row just a few weeks ago (see smug pic below).
The first win was very well deserved I have to say, after only 90 minutes or so, I steamed ahead, plotting my way through its mine fields, carrying out those well formed secret strategies of my own and before I knew it that bright shiny silver cup was in my hands (oh god yes we have a trophy!) and so I was crowned the new Lordess of Catan.
The second win, I'll admit was only slightly under hand – all was going swimmingly until our friend (and previous multi-winner) Xio was all set to swipe the cup when The Husband (fuelled by steely determination that one of the 'Chambers' (that'll be us) was going to take that damn cup home), he offered me about 50 million cards in exchange for just one of mine...in short...one big Catan-Gate affair broke out and the game was sewn nicely up by yours truly. We've since been informed that we broke pretty much every rule of Catan there was (ooops!) but the cup still remained firmly at the 'House of Chambers' for 2 weeks until Xio had a chance to steal it off me last week – you can blame her!
Anyway, Catan is just business and friendship remains fast it seems...popping over the road this evening came Darren to present me with a little something they found on the net...
Pink Catan pieces!!!!!!!!!!!! My very own Pink Catan pieces!!!!! How cool are they? Brand management, brand management!!!!
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