Post originally by Ken at 2005-03-23 09:24:09
Converted from Phorums BB System

Well, there's different hex shaped tiles for different terrains that are spread out randomly, with numbers placed on top of them. You set up your villages on the corners of the hexes and your roads along the edges, and you roll 2d6 on each turn. When you roll a number of a hex a village is adjacent to, you get the applicable resources (wood for forests, wheat from plains, etc.) You use the resources for building more villages, roads, or for building up your existing village into a town. You can also get resources by trading in three of any kind for one, by trading with other players, or by using the robber. There's also some kind of extra deck of cards, I forget what it's called.

The game mixes strategy and luck pretty nicely, players' turns go by fast, and the game usually takes like an hour or so until someone builds enough to get ten points. It's a lot of fun, and the rules give a lot of strategic options without being very complicated.