El Poblador is a fully playable Settlers of Catan clone that runs entirely in your terminal. Written in Go by developer vicho, El Poblador is a surprisingly compete rendition of the competitive board game, which is built around collecting resources, building settlements and blocking your opponents. All of those core mechanics are accounted for, albeit shorn of the tactile joy of handling tiny wooden tokens and constantly shuffling cards. Like the real-deal it’s a game designed for 3-4 players. You can gather resources, build settlements and buildings, and everything else the physical version does. Huddle around a laptop or on […]