Why is Settlers of Catan so popular with millennials?

Evidence shows millennials have short attention spans

Question: Why is Settlers of Catan so popular with millennials?
Position1 of 4›: Millennials are notoriously lazy
Argument‹2 of 2: Evidence shows millennials have short attention spans

Research shows that millennials have extremely short attention spans. The game is great for that mental laziness because it's over quickly and doesn't require huge effort.

The argument

The average attention span of millennials is twelve seconds. Board games that are relatively short and require quick interactions between turns are best suited for short attention spans. Settlers of Catan lasts about an hour. The quick-paced communication and straightforward rules keeps players engaged. Players communicate and negotiate with one another, which keeps everyone's attention continually focused on the game between turns. Due to millennials’ short attention spans, fast-paced games that require constant engagement are necessary. Therefore, Settlers of Catan is popular with millennials.

Premises

[P1]Millennials have notably short attention spans, averaging around twelve seconds. [P2] People with short attention spans gravitate toward games that are relatively brief and require constant engagement between turns. [P3] Settlers of Catan fits this profile, with its roughly hour-long playtime, straightforward rules, and continual negotiation that keeps players engaged. [C] Therefore, Settlers of Catan is popular with millennials because it suits their short attention spans.

Counter-arguments

If the millennials' average attention span is twelve seconds, then an hour is way too long for Settlers of Catan. Depending on the number of players and experience level of each one, Settlers of Catan can last over 4 hours. The amount of engagement required to negotiate effectively throughout the game is not designed for players with short attention spans.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P3] The game does not fit the profile the premise assigns it: the counter notes that Settlers of Catan can run over four hours depending on the number of players and their experience, which is not a brief format, and that negotiating effectively throughout demands sustained engagement rather than the short bursts the argument describes. [Rejecting C] Taken together with the twelve-second figure the argument itself supplies, the counter treats the explanation as self-defeating — a game of that length and demand is precisely what players with very short attention spans would be expected to avoid.