> (Just want to make it clear - I'm not saying Catan is the end-all, be-all of board games. But it proves that you can have a fun, complex board game with just

> (Just want to make it clear - I'm not saying Catan is the end-all, be-all of board games. But it proves that you can have a fun, complex board game with just 5 resource cards.) Hm, you're now making me think. Even with the more complex board games and more complex mechanics, I am struggling to find a successful board game that has more than 5ish resources. And a lot of the simpler games have a lot less. Even Terraforming Mars "just" has 6 if I recall right, food chain magnate - depending on how you count - has 6ish. Prehistoric has 5ish. Spirit island has less. Something like the old arkham horror version is harder to count due to inventory management, but you're still juggling just 4-5 things.