Catan!

So, apparently I'm really good at Catan. With the release of the game over XBox Live Arcade, I've been playing it almost nonstop, and have amassed a fairly impressive (if I do say so myself) 12-9 record. That may not seem like too much, but consider that each of these games is four-player, and you've got something worthy of crowing about. The XBox360 interface is nice, although the multiplayer has a tendency to crap out a bit much, and there still appear to be some problems with the ranking system insofar as it appears not to count against you when you leave a game early (this is mitigated some by the fact that it seems to value total points over win record, but then again, that in turn values quantity of games played over quality).

The AI was fairly touted by the developers as "being challenging to even the most advanced players" but I haven't really seen that; the AI is capable of SOME advanced play and its tactics are perfectly fine, but it still seems to leave a bit to be desired on the strategical front; in any case, my record against AI opponents is, so far, perfect.

In any case, my rank in online ranked play is currently in the top 20, with 3000+ so far ranked. I'm confident that I'll remain near the top over time.