Settlers

If you haven't played Settlers, you haven't lived. I still remember the first time hearing about the Settlers of Catan freshman year at the U. As my freshman CA, Josh Mathews, gushed about it (along with the wider U of M Campus Crusade community), I was less than intrigued. I really don't generally get too into board games. Most just really don't engage me.

Then, I played it. And I played it again... ad nauseum. Then I got it for Christmas... and it swept the town of Pelican Rapids for a summer. It really is that fun.

Here's an article from the Washington Post on how Catan is the game of our time.