<s>
Catan	B-Application
was	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Klaus	O
Teuber	O
's	O
The	O
Settlers	O
of	O
Catan	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Teuber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
German-style	O
board	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Carcassonne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
interview	O
,	O
Klaus	O
Teuber	O
's	O
collaboration	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
explained	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
instrumental	O
in	O
helping	O
Reynolds	O
create	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
using	O
notes	O
and	O
statistics	O
he	O
had	O
generated	O
years	O
ago	O
but	O
had	O
never	O
previously	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
apply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
our	O
expertise	O
in	O
interface	O
design	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
it	O
seemed	O
like	O
a	O
natural	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Teuber	O
has	O
fully	O
endorsed	O
the	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
version	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
exceeded	O
his	O
expectations	O
and	O
noting	O
that	O
he	O
himself	O
has	O
lost	O
several	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
to	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
traditional	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
Catan	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
game	O
board	O
composed	O
of	O
19	O
randomly	O
arranged	O
hexagonal	O
tiles	O
,	O
each	O
representing	O
a	O
different	O
type	O
of	O
terrain	O
or	O
resource	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catan	B-Application
claims	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
best	O
Settlers	O
of	O
Catan	B-Application
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
date	O
,	O
featuring	O
thirteen	O
unique	O
AI	B-Application
personalities	O
for	O
single	O
player	O
play	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
with	O
fewer	O
than	O
four	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
AI	B-Application
personality	O
,	O
portrayed	O
by	O
a	O
likeness	O
of	O
a	O
famous	O
leader	O
or	O
general	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Abraham	O
Lincoln	O
,	O
Alexander	O
the	O
Great	O
,	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
is	O
typical	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
online	O
play	O
and	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
games	O
which	O
keep	O
the	O
TrueSkill	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
hidden	O
,	O
Catan	B-Application
displays	O
the	O
calculated	O
current	O
values	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
devices	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Fooms	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
previously	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Hardwood	O
series	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ticklers	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
AI	B-Application
players	O
to	O
indicate	O
their	O
"	O
mood	O
"	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
;	O
pleasing	O
AIs	B-Application
will	O
influence	O
them	O
to	O
treat	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
an	O
ally	O
(	O
though	O
not	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
jeopardizing	O
their	O
position	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
angering	O
them	O
will	O
serve	O
to	O
focus	O
their	O
negative	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
players	O
will	O
react	O
to	O
player-directed	O
emotes	O
towards	O
them	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Generals	O
"	O
AI	B-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
added	O
additional	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
,	O
including	O
Joan	O
of	O
Arc	O
,	O
Hannibal	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Tokugawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
trading	O
interface	O
receiving	O
wide	O
praise	O
,	O
although	O
reviews	O
note	O
several	O
negatives	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
camera	I-Device
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
