If last weeks veritable selection of arcade classics wasn't enough for you then count yourself lucky as Microsoft are dishing out round two of arcade discounts in this weeks ‘Deal of the Week‘.
On offer this time around are a number of classic card, puzzle and board games, so don your wizards hat, your thinking cap and your medieval knights helmet (all at the same time if you can) and get gaming!
Pre-orders are now live for Dovetail Games' Catan – Console Edition for Nintendo Switch. The weeklong pre-order comes with a 10% discount.
Despite its storied history, it has been hard to make a good Magic: The Gathering video game. Even the best-ranked game isn't very good.
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
Umm yeah this DotW ended as of like a few hours ago.
Who approved this?
BTW: This weeks DotW is I AM ALIVE: 800msp (Instead of 1200).
Yes, that is the only deal I am aware of, so it is nothing special, considering it is just 1 game, and to boot isn't even half price. Sigh...