Hi Board Gamers,

Does anybody own Settlers of Catan, and would you be willing to lend it out for a couple of weeks?
I'm a responsible adult, have no issue providing my name and address etc, and am happy to pay for couriers both ways if you are not in Auckland, to ensure safe passage.

IQToys currently has it on sale for $60, which is the cheapest I've seen it, but I just don't have 60 bucks spare to buy a game that I've not played before.

Also, if you do own it, how much benefit are Expansion Packs?
I see the 5/6 Players pack (36 bucks!), presumably this is just literally an expansion of the orignal game, to allow for more players. 

There's also "themed" expansion packs like the Barbarians and Traders expansion pack, but at $79 this is more than the original game itself?!? I see there's also "Seafarers" and "Cities & Knights". Has anyone bought these?
Would one wait til the original game becomes limited before looking at expansion packs?

And finally, any reviews of the game itself? 

Thanks,
Joseph.