What would Settlers of Catan be like if you added oil wells to the already potent resource mix of sheep, wood, ore, brick, and grain? The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds out when reporter Ann Griswold sits in on a game of Catan: Oil Springs.
— Maggie
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If you play Settlers of Catan and/or if you're interested in the hard decisions we have to make about energy, you'll likely be as excited as I am about this new (free!) scenario for the classic board game.
Catan: Oil Springs allows you to develop faster by collecting black gold—at the expense of short-term and long-term safety risks.
(Via Audubon Society and Jeremy Hsu) — Maggie
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