We built this city on wheat and ore

A couple months ago, our downstairs neighbors introduced us to this really cool board game called Settlers of Catan. It is sort of like a combination between Monopoly and Risk. As a settler on the island of Catan, you accumulate resources (wool, wheat, ore, brick, and wood) in order to trade them in for settlements, cities, and roads, which give you a certain number of points. You can also purchase Development Cards, which allow you do things like build the largest army or steal other people's resources. The first person to 10 points wins the game and becomes the new ruler of Catan. We played with some other grad school friends a couple nights ago, and I am the current Queen of Catan. I forsee peace and harmony throughout my dominion, well, at least until the next game. . .