With time and creativity a person can build nearly anything. Like macgyver I set myself a challenge - this time to create the board game 'Settlers of Catan' from little more than a toilet roll, 5 tooth picks and 30cm of sticky tape.
This moment of inspiration came after playing the real game at Mandy's back in Dresden. Not feeling rich enough to buy the game new we crossed our fingers and ventured into the Dresden second hand market. No joy - we returned home with our heads hung low.
Unable to accept defeat and with a large cardboard box at my disposal I set about recreating the game from memory. Several hours later (3am - truth be told) the basic pieces were complete. Evolving further over a couple of days the beta release is now tried and tested.
The results, well see for yourself:
The original
Our version...
Materials and Cost:
Game board (cardboard hexagons) - FREE
Playing cards (Annotated 2 standard playing card packs) - cost 43 euro cents to buy at the Dresden market
Settlement and City objects (coloured 1cent and 10cents) - cost 180 euro cents
Roads (cardboard) - FREE
Dice - Kindly donated
Total cost: 2 euro 23 cents! :)
To find out more about the game check out:
1 comment:
Loved this Andy! So many great memories. Although we did have to stop playing because it made me sad when you boys were so mean :P
I was thinking about you the other night and realised it's been 2 and a half years since I last saw you. Waaaaay too long my friend! Come home soon!
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