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 | | But Hasbro cannot afford to be too complacent as it could face competition from new strategy board games like Settlers of Catan, where players strategize to expand their settlement through trade and war, and Amun-re, a similar game set in Egypt, that are being imported from Germany. |
 | | According to Herried, "the overall awareness of [non-standard] board games is on a sharp incline." Larry Roznai, president of Mayfair Games, publisher of the English version of Settlers of Catan, agrees that the industry is in growth mode. |
 | | Electronic games, usually played by one person, were popular in the mid-'90s, experts say, but board games can be played by a group, making them more value-for-money. |
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