Monopoly is a horrible game. It's competitive to the point where only one player has any fun. More people would play board games if monopoly wasn't the first thing they think of. But it's just that, a horrible, horrible game.
There are a lot of fun board games that have a easy rules, fun theme, don't last too long, and everyone has fun. But I think those are the board game equivalent of casual mobile games. And they're great, because you can get people who think they hate games to play games. Maybe they someday look for something more complex, maybe not.
Of course there are great complex board games, but you're not going to enjoy a quick Advanced Squad Leader evening game with your family with it's 5kg manual and thousands of little cardboard squares. People you play those games with are usually people you met through those games.
It used to be nerdy to play games, and people didn't want anything to do with us. Now people have games they enjoy, and we don't want anything to do with them. I wouldn't want to go back to the times where gaming was more a disease and addiction than a hobby.
Monopoly is a horrible game. It's competitive to the point where only one player has any fun. More people would play board games if monopoly wasn't the first thing they think of. But it's just that, a horrible, horrible game.
There are a lot of fun board games that have a easy rules, fun theme, don't last too long, and everyone has fun. But I think those are the board game equivalent of casual mobile games. And they're great, because you can get people who think they hate games to play games. Maybe they someday look for something more complex, maybe not.
Of course there are great complex board games, but you're not going to enjoy a quick Advanced Squad Leader evening game with your family with it's 5kg manual and thousands of little cardboard squares. People you play those games with are usually people you met through those games.
It used to be nerdy to play games, and people didn't want anything to do with us. Now people have games they enjoy, and we don't want anything to do with them. I wouldn't want to go back to the times where gaming was more a disease and addiction than a hobby.