catan ascii art http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/posts/18

From your image, LET'S COUNT! :)

<code>
  |      |      **<strike>|</strike>2**
 / \    **<strike>/</strike>1**\    <strike>/</strike> \
|   |  |   |  |   |
 \ /    \ /    \ /
</code>

You count a road of length 2.

You can do it better:<code>
  |      |      |      |      |       |      |
 / \    / \    / \    / \    / \    /  **<strike>\</strike>5**  **<strike>/</strike>6**<strike>\</strike>
|   |  **<strike>|</strike>1**  |  <strike>|</strike>   |  <strike>|</strike>   |  <strike>|</strike>   **<strike>|</strike>4** <strike>|</strike>   <strike>|</strike>  <strike>|</strike>   <strike>|</strike>
 \ /    \ /    **<strike>\</strike>2**/    <strike>\</strike> **<strike>/</strike>3**   <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>    <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>    <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>
</code>
Length 6, this was better, isn't it?

Let's try again:
<code>
  |      |      |      |      |       |     **<strike>|</strike>6**
 / \    / \    / \    / \    / \    /  **<strike>\</strike>5**  / <strike>\</strike>
|   |  **<strike>|</strike>1**  |  <strike>|</strike>   |  <strike>|</strike>   |  <strike>|</strike>   **<strike>|</strike>4** <strike>|</strike>   <strike>|</strike>  <strike>|</strike>   <strike>|</strike>
 \ /    \ /    **<strike>\</strike>2**/    <strike>\</strike> **<strike>/</strike>3**   <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>    <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>    <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>
</code>
Bad luck, we got again the same length 6 :(

I like to persevere:<code>
  |      **<strike>|</strike>1**     <strike>|</strike>      <strike>|</strike>      <strike>|</strike>      <strike>|</strike>      <strike>|</strike>       <strike>|</strike>
 / \    / \    **<strike>/</strike>2**\    <strike>/</strike> \    <strike>/</strike> \    <strike>/</strike> \    <strike>/</strike> \     <strike>/</strike> **<strike>\</strike>7**
|   |  |   |  |   |  **<strike>|</strike>3**  |  <strike>|</strike>   |  <strike>|</strike>   |  <strike>|</strike>   **<strike>|</strike>6**  <strike>|</strike>   <strike>|</strike>
 \ /    \ /    \ /    \ /    **<strike>\</strike>4**/    <strike>\</strike> **<strike>/</strike>5**   <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>     <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>
</code>

Hurra!!

I think I am on a winning streak:<code>
  |      |      |      |      |      |      |      **<strike>|</strike>7**
 / \    / **<strike>\</strike>1**   / <strike>\</strike>    / <strike>\</strike>    / <strike>\</strike>    / <strike>\</strike>    **<strike>/</strike>6**<strike>\</strike>    <strike>/</strike> <strike>\</strike>
|   |  |   |  |   **<strike>|</strike>2** |   <strike>|</strike>  |   <strike>|</strike>  **<strike>|</strike>5**  <strike>|</strike>  <strike>|</strike>   <strike>|</strike>  <strike>|</strike>   <strike>|</strike>
 \ /    \ /    \ /    \ **<strike>/</strike>3**   **<strike>\</strike>4**<strike>/</strike>    <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>    <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>    <strike>\</strike> <strike>/</strike>
</code>