I've played a lot of Settlers of Catan. I mean, I've played a lot of Settlers. When I'm playing with Ian, we can complete a two-player game in less than a half-hour. We sometimes even place our original settlements before we put down the numbers, just to add an extra element of difficulty to the game.

This past Wednesday, I was at Rob's Yule party playing Settlers. I managed to emerge from an underdog position (3 points while everyone else was at 5-6, and poorly placed to expand) to win the six-person game with a margin of about two points above my nearest opponent. It was a come-from-behind win, but nevertheless I came, I saw, and I conquered.

I thought some of my readers might be interested in my Settlers of Catan strategy. And others might think this entire post is a useless waste of bandwidth. So, if you're interested in reading How I Do It, click on the lj-cut. And if you're not, then feel free to skip lightly over.

Julie's Super-Secret Settlers Strategy )

So. That's how I play Settlers, in a nutshell. Consider yourselves informed and enlightened. If there's anything I missed, or any questions left unanswered, let me know. Happy playing.
1. Liz's uber-expensive Settlers of Cattan board is lovely. On the other hand, the "cities and knights" expansion makes the game a bit too complex for my tastes. Maybe I'm just used to playing half-hour Settlers games, but when I sit down to Settlers, I don't want to still be playing the same game after 3 hours. But it's a very lovely board, and I thank Liz for letting us play on it.

2. I love Tainted Love. It's one of my two guaranteed karaoke songs that will make me feel better and give me an instant rush. (The other being I Love Rock & Roll.)

3. Pulmicort works well, but I have now stopped taking it. There's no need in Toronto, since I don't visit anyone with cats. I'll start taking it again when I come back to Montreal, but I'd like to eventually wean myself from it. I don't like having excess drugs in my system. People with more medical knowledge than me (Eric, I'm looking at you) might be able to tell me whether this is feasable or not.

4. I got tagged with a smile card from helpothers.org. I suspect it's from my mom. Thanks, mom! For all those who want, you can order some cards for free off the website and spread the happiness. Go, spread happiness!

And that's it. Today I must renew my driver's license, pack, perhaps do some schoolwork or get together with Dad, and catch a train back to Toronto.

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