We had a nice round of Settlers of Catan tonight. My roommate John and my neighbor Seth came over. The first round was one of those bummer games. Nothing really rolled my way, but thankfully John only took about 30 minutes to finish us off. He was Lord of Catan. Second time through was a different story. The game was competitive from the beginning. It looked for a second like I was going to get stuck again, but then I had some fortuitous trading that helped me block John. I raced ahead for a little while. Meanwhile, John and Seth were competing for the same location on the board and they had roads that ended there but no settlement. Both of them were stuck with about 10 cards and no wheat. I was raking in the resources at the same time. It was a location that I did not intend to go after, but suddenly I had what it took, and I was like, "I'm only doing this because I can." I built two roads and a settlement on their coveted location. John became vindictive, but not very. I couldn't stop laughing!
Despite my progress, Seth gained the upper hand in the game. He was on the verge of winning. John and I used all our 7's and soldiers to delay him, but it wasn't going to be enough. I had one last chance. I was sitting with 8 points, built a city, and then knew I had one shot to get the win - a victory point. I bought the card but didn't want to look at it... Okay, so I waited half a second and turned it over and WON! Woo-hoo! Seth was frustrated. He'd just been cheated out of his victory. I was lucky. And my luck made me the new Lord of Catan.
It's amazing how this game can get my adrenaline going. It really is meaningless, but that doesn't stop me from being ultra excited when I get 4 wheat when my 11 is rolled. I was rolling in that wheat! On my way to becoming Lord of Catan.
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