Settlers of Catan, the most successful ‘good’ board game of all time. We’ve reviewed it ourselves, but let’s go one better. Here’s Wil Wheaton playing the game and explaining what makes it such a good gateway game when introducing friends to the fun of good board games. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3WJTlDa7oo]
I often think of Settlers of Catan as the gateway boardgame. Once you’ve gotten to grips with Settlers’ straightforward, fun, and changeable gameplay, you’ll quickly find yourself seeking out other, similar games. LXG has several hundred such games in our games library! Settlers of Catan is a game of settlement and townbuilding. The game board..
CanCon report It had to happen one year. I’ve heard about the first and largest board and miniatures convention in Australia, but have never been. Reports of board game aisles made from board games, and miniatures and accessories previously seen only on obscure websites meant I had to go. This was the year. Time to..
Ahhh Christmas, that time of year where you once again realise you have no idea what to get the young or old gamer in your life. Questions such as ‘is it those Monopoly games you like’ will only result in rolled eyes. Never fear, LXG is here, with our twelve games of Christmas list. This..
IcV2 have their newest quarterly summary up, from their Internal Correspondence magazine. This mag follows hobby sales through the distributor channel in the US and gives a good indicator of how sales are trending. The news is good, with sales up across the board. Board games were a particular winner, along with Magic: The Gathering…
LXG member Danny Frahm participated at the Australian Games Expo (the board games section of Cancon). in Canberra. Danny was the winner of the Settlers of Catan Tournament. In the qualifiers Danny lost the first two matches but won the next two. Two wins was enough to qualify Danny for the semi-finals. In the semis..
This post comes courtesy of our Club President, Keith Done. Merry Christmas everyone! The December meeting was another well-attended meeting. Despite the close proximity to Christmas, there were fifty-five people present at midday. Thanks to everyone who brought a plate of goodies to share and for Jason and Ado for organising the free pizzas. Two..
