What elements of the Catan board game make it ripe for an Xbox Live Arcade version?
First of all the Catan map board consists of simple but beautiful components: it was easy to depict the map and cards on the screen using bright colourful images, even on small TV sets. Secondly it’s one of those elegant games that is both extremely easy for beginners to learn yet enjoyable for all levels of game player. Thirdly it’s a great fit for Xbox Live because it’s so much fun to play multiplayer and the Xbox Live matchmaking helps you find opponents of a similar skill level easily. Finally it’s a nice tight 25 MB download that delivers the most fun you’ve ever had in such a small cheap package – as a download on XBLA we think it’s one of the best deals out there. 5. Catan involves playing a lot of cards – what do these do and how does this work in your version? If you’ve played the board game you’ll know that there are two kinds of cards in the game. First of all you have resource cards such as “wood” or “sheep” which you receive from your settlements. Your resources will appea
