Games.

[sauce1977]

When I get a chance to play some games, I go for the strategy games as of late. My buddy introduced me to Settlers of Catan. It's a quest to be the dominant civilization, and the first player to 10 points wins. You accumulate points over the turns via building settlements and cities, plus bonus points for things like having the longest road, or the

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[fsfwannabe]

I picked up Civ V about a month ago. Really not all that thrilled with it compared to earlier versions. I like the map system more, but the mechanics leave a lot to be desired.

[sauce1977]

What mechanics are bothering you?

The only issue I get is when I have a giant map with a lot of nations, by the end of the game it can slow down a bit between turns.

[fsfwannabe]

without unit stacking, troop movement is ridiculously bad. Plus I miss annexation of fringe cities of weaker territories. The city-state idea is also annoying, anything that forces territory gain by attacking is not great.

Plus, it seems like diplomacy is brutal even on the easiest levels. I move a scout through someone's territory and they step up their aggression against me.

[sauce1977]

I read about troop stacking, and tbh, that doesn't seem fair or realistic. I kinda like having 13 different mans in a horde loping through the countryside to make someone else's doom