I want a new drug, one that won't spill
One that don't cost too much or come in a pill
I want a new drug, one that won't go away
-Huey Lewis and the News “I Want a New Drug”
Thankfully, I’ve never been addicted to any substance in my life, except for the laughs of children. I’ve never once had to think about going to rehab, even though it seems like it might be fun to hang out in Malibu or Colorado with a bunch of celebrities. I’ve never found myself under the power of addiction, but the game, Setters of Catan, is giving me a small glimpse of what that might be like.
Catan is a game of strategy and expansion, which is difficult to describe if never played. The game involves resources, roads, dice rolls, settlements, cities, trades and victory points. In the end, like any game, it’s about winning, and that may be the greatest addiction of all. Catan involves a lot of strategy and a lot of luck, but most everyone has a chance to win. So whether a player has won numerous times or is still waiting for that first win, there’s always the possibility that victory lies within the next game.
I’ve honed my skills and strategy by downloading electronic versions of Catan for the Xbox and the iPhone; these versions only help feed my addiction. The electronic games are like a quick fix until I can sit down at a table and test my skills against human opponents. Those human opponents, my friends, aren’t helping my addiction either; they’re enabling me by volunteering to play every time we get together. I could stop playing if I wanted to, I just don’t want to. And you can try to make me go to rehab, but I’ll just say, “No, no, no.”
To what game have you ever found yourself addicted?
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