About 100 people will gather in the Twin Cities this weekend to trade wood, bricks, wheat, ore and sheep. Not for a trade conference, but the resource cards from the popular board game Catan. The U.S. National Championship will be played this weekend at the Mall of America.
Today, board game players around the world are mourning an absolute legend. German game designer Klaus Teuber, the genius behind Settlers of Catan, has died aged 70 after a brief illness. The death was confirmed by Catan Studios, which released a statement on the tragic news earlier today. Teuber remains a driving force within the…