Yeah, I agree with this. My family has historically played a lot of Catan, and considering most of them are economists the game has gradually degenerated into a

Yeah, I agree with this. My family has historically played a lot of Catan, and considering most of them are economists the game has gradually degenerated into a dizzying array of complex financial instruments - options, futures, investments in other players, etc. etc. These were good for a laugh the first (or tenth) time but now it just chews up huge amounts of game time. Thankfully out-of-game stuff hasn't showed up yet.