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How to Play, Win, & Spice Up Settlers of Catan

35m · Our World From My World with Jeffrey Wagner · 14 Feb 05:24

In this episode, Jeffrey discusses the wildly popular board game, Settlers of Catan. The episode starts out giving a brief overview of the game for those that haven't played it and then transitions into a discussion of the best strategies to use for consistent success while playing. After going through the strategies of how to win the game, the discussion pivots to fun variants to try and keep the game fresh and challenge yourself to play under new conditions.

Strategy conversation starts at 6:45

New play variants start at 32:15.

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