Climate change in Catan? The new modern twist on a classic board game [Video]

The popular board game Settlers of Catan — or Catan for short — has been around for decades and challenges players to strategize as they compete to collect resources, barter, build, and expand their civilizations on an undeveloped plot of land. But a new version of the game is introducing a 21st century twist that players must now take into account: sustainability.

Catan – New Energiesis set to be released in the United States sometime this summer, and what better time to introduce a real-world problem like the impacts of climate change into the game? While the game’s text does not specifically mention the term “climate change,” players will now have to choose between investing their resources in clean, renewable energy to help them expand, or opting for cheaper, less environmentally friendly fossil fuels.Power plants that use fossil fuels may allow players to build and expand faster, which can prove beneficial earlier on …