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1. Christopher says:
   

   Transcript for “The Strip Obviously Inspired by Settlers of Catan”

   1) Ben: Poet, I don’t understand this game…
   Poet: What don’t you understand?
   2) B: Everything! What am I supposed to do? What’s this “Seduce an International Trade Regulatory Commission” token for?
   P: You play that to bypass an embargo or create an offshore marketplace for drugs, weapons, or textile workers.
   3) B: But…but how do I win?
   P: Lots of ways…you could score a polytheistic kleptocracy victory with seven corruption chits and a Hindu temple in all your cities, for one.
   4) P: Do you have any industrial-grade walrus oil for sale?
   5) B: You think I’m stupid, don’t you?…Because I don’t understand this game.
   P: Do you have any walrus oil or not?
   6) B: You want walrus oil? Here! Eat it! Eat your precious walrus oil you hypocrite!
   7) B: I’m not the stupid one here…this GAME is stupid.
   P: Would you cut that out? Do you even realize you’re winning?
   8.) B: I am?
   P: You busted up the steel workers’ union and monopolized the saltpeter! That was no accident!
   9) B: Oh. I was just trying to build more artillery to take out all your ballet companies and botanical gardens.
   P: I rolled an eleven. Hurry up and play your dumb action card.
   10) B: Oh okay. I’ll use this “All Folk Art Museums Explode” card.
   P: You can’t play that until someone moves the surgeon general to the south pole! God you are stupid!
   11) B: Stupid and winning!
   P: Next game I get to play as the Americans.

   Notes:
   For those that have never played, the board game Settlers of Catan typically seems to be as much about explaining and arguing over the rules as it does about actual strategy. Some of you may also notice the influence of Sid Meier’s Civilization series of computer games, as well.

   What makes this strip one of my “Favorites” is that it incorporates so many themes beyond a parody of a silly board game. It also finishes very strong, which is rare for a strip so loaded with ideas.

   March 27th, 2008 at 2:01 pm

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