Wired on Settlers

So I discovered this nice article about the German board game "Settlers of Catan" when I got my current issue of Wired magazine this week. So I went and found the link online. Its hard (I guess it shouldn't be) to believe that people are just discovering Settlers. Anyhow the game is great fun and keeps everyone well involved until the end, for this reason alone it’s a million times better than Risk or Monopoly. My only complaints about Settler's are that luck is a bit of a factor more than it should be, and that the robber can be infuriating, otherwise it’s a blast and really engages whomever is playing. Lately I've been playing a lot of Power Grid and Agricola, but gonna pull out Settler's today (and win!) 

If you are completely unfamiliar with "German" board games like these be sure to check out Board Game Geek. The best gaming web site around, I've even tagged a few of my games there with some comments but haven't gone too crazy. More soon.