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Do you like Settlers of Catan?  If you’ve played it, the answer is almost definitely a big “yes.”  The award winning board game has been tantalizing tabletop players and digital gamers alike for more than a decade – and it’s about to get a  fresh new coat of paint for PC and Mac gamers.

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I’ll trade 2 wool for your desktop PC

Do you like Settlers of Catan?  If you’ve played it, the answer is almost definitely a big “yes.”  The award winning board game has been tantalizing tabletop players and digital gamers alike for more than a decade – and it’s about to get a  fresh new coat of paint for PC and Mac gamers.

Catan

Catan‘s official desktop iteration will be handled by USM – the same developers responsible for the splendid mobile version of the game that released in 2009.  Don’t let that confuse you, though;this isn’t merely and up-rezzed port of a mobile game.  Instead, Catan has been built from the ground up for desktop play.  Expect full 3D graphics, two expansions (Seafarers and Cities and Knights), and even a new scenario editor to let you create and share your own islands online.

If you haven’t played Settlers of Catan before, this is a terrific game of building and bartering that really puts the “social” back in gaming.  It’s sold 15 million copies of the physical game since it’s 1995 release for a reason, so be sure to keep Catan on your watchlist.

You’ll be able to trade your two brick for my three wheat later in Q1 2013.

Jim Squires is the Editor-in-Chief of Gamezebo. Everything you see passes his eyes first, so we like to think of him as "the gatekeeper of cool stuff." He likes good games, great writing, and just can't say no to a hamburger. Also, he is not a bear.