Watch: ‘The Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Amongst Friends’ Explores the Seriousness of Settlers of Catan
Features By Scott Beggs on April 18, 2012 | (2) CommentsWhy Watch? Jay Cheel (Beauty Day, How to Build a Time Machine) has an incredibly fresh eye for documentaries. Not content to keep things dry, he hunts down compelling subjects and attacks them with nimble creativity, cool camera work and strong storytelling flair.
In The Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Amongst Friends (which, yes, sounds like a Community episode title), he almost-satirically points out the ridiculousness of high intensity, low stakes game-playing by taking it seriously. Specifically, he breaks down the dynamic between four friends bellying up to the table to play Settlers of Catan. This is a board game movie we can get behind.
What will it cost? Only 10 minutes.
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