XMNR: If you like playing card and board games on your Xbox 360, then this week's Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week is for you as Carcassonne, Catan, Magic: The Gather - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds and Hasbro Family Game Night's Battleship are all on sale for half off their normal price.
Pre-orders are now live for Dovetail Games' Catan – Console Edition for Nintendo Switch. The weeklong pre-order comes with a 10% discount.
Neil writes: "Over the course of a couple of decades, Catan has made a bit of a name for itself in the tabletop community. Now though it's set to hit the virtual world as Dovetail Games and Asmodee Entertainment announce CATAN for Xbox and PlayStation."
I just hope people actually play. I loved Catan on 360. It will love and die by voice chat. I said it back then and I’ll say it now. Party chat is the best worst thing invented. Everyone will just sit in a party instead of work as a team and interact with players of the game they are in. Catan is a board game. There’s a reason there aren’t really single player board games. The social aspect is the lifeblood.
Actually solo play and automata rules in board games is a huge market, now more than ever. Most big crowd funded games need to have 1 player rules included.
I get what you're saying Catan definitely needs the social interaction to shine but you definitely missed the mark saying there aren't many 1 player games
Oh I agree. It kinda takes away what I love about the hobby but it's the only way some people get to enjoy it
The Humble Asmodee Digital Play With Friends Bundle is out now. It features The Lord of the Rings Adventure Card Game, Splendor, Mysterium, Small World 2, Carcassonne, and more.
