I don't get to play them as often as I'd like.
It's been way too long since I last played "Zombies!!!".
It's been way too long since I last played "Zombies!!!".
Poll: Are board games dead?
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The most significant issue is finding people to play with, I think. They are not dead, but finding partners is a difficult issue even in big cities, in more so away from them. That said, if you do find partners, there will be more than enough games out there to try out. So no, they are not dead.
Board games are insanely popular. I just came back from a mini-convention where we played Slapshot, Eminent Domain, Dominant Species, 7 Wonders, and a few others.
I'll also be attending GenCon Indy, which is a large convention dedicated to games of all types, but centrally around the board kind.
Germany, through-out history, has been the hub of generally out-there and fantastically interesting IPs. Those silly Germans. Pigs in Space comes to mind right now.
I'll also be attending GenCon Indy, which is a large convention dedicated to games of all types, but centrally around the board kind.
Germany, through-out history, has been the hub of generally out-there and fantastically interesting IPs. Those silly Germans. Pigs in Space comes to mind right now.
I'd play them more if I could find people who wanted to play them more.
But given the choice between board games and RPGs, I'd rather play RPGs, so any time I can find 2-3 other nerds to cram around a table, my dice will be used to check for traps and comfirm crits.
But given the choice between board games and RPGs, I'd rather play RPGs, so any time I can find 2-3 other nerds to cram around a table, my dice will be used to check for traps and comfirm crits.
As a frequent user of Boardgamegeek.com and someone with probably a high three-digit-sum worth of board games on the shelf, I definitely wouldn't say board games are dead. Companies like Fantasy Flight Games are still making loads of money publishing them, and wargaming publishers like GMT have seen their business even improve over the past few years as well. So no, while board games have certainly moved further into geek culture, often crossing over with role playing games, that market has grown massively during the noughties.
Hell no, I don't know where I'd be without my weekly doses of Power Grid and Puerto Rico. I keep seeing new stuff come out too; perhaps the problem lies in the perception of board games as things like monopoly that people learn to hate over a while playing them. Most people just don't have the exposure to things like Catan that are completely different from the standard scrabble/sorry/candyland crap that they feed kids on Cartoon Network.
My friends and I used to play Monopoly almost every weekend in high school, some of us still play a board game once every couple months.
Settlers of Catan, Deplomacy.... Plenty of great games with great followings. If people think video games are an upgrade to board games, they're wrong. They're very much different things. It's easier to socialize during a board-game. Although you may not care about socializing until you're married and having a fun couple-date with your best friends.
I still play several board games. Fantasy Flight Games is perfect for my particular level of nerdiness. I highly recommend Arkham Horror to get you started. After that you could try Talisman and Descent (Not the computer game). If you like all of those, see what else FFG has to offer. This is what board games have become for me.
Risk, Axis and Allies, Diplomacy, Twilight Imperium. Yes, when I play board games, I like to take over the world.
Now if only I could get enough people together to play regularly...
Now if only I could get enough people together to play regularly...
I like board games. I don't play them too often, but a buddy of mine is NUTS for them. As a result, we tend to play together once in a while. He's good at finding fun new games to play.
They're not "dead" per say. It's just that they're not considered super mainstream because the overwhelming population would rather watch TV or play video games. There's still plenty of people who play board games, judging by the fact that I've seen plenty of thriving board game stores downtown.
They're not "dead" per say. It's just that they're not considered super mainstream because the overwhelming population would rather watch TV or play video games. There's still plenty of people who play board games, judging by the fact that I've seen plenty of thriving board game stores downtown.
To be honest, around my neighborhood the boardgame isn't really disappearing or anything. You see, at my local games shop they support a game demo almost everyday where they take a game off the shelf, crack it, and show others how to play. At the end you can buy it for a discount price, because it was opened and such, slightly used.
This, in my opinion, is the best way to advertise, because you can play and if you didn't enjoy, then there is no harm. If you did have a good time, you could come back later to play again or just buy it and enjoy with your friends/family.
This, in my opinion, is the best way to advertise, because you can play and if you didn't enjoy, then there is no harm. If you did have a good time, you could come back later to play again or just buy it and enjoy with your friends/family.
Every so often scrabble will make an appearance, (generally with a bottle or two of wine and some good background music)
Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit are classics and great for sunday afternoons with family over (and more wine!)
It's strange cause I love playing board games with family and friends, but don't like playing video games with others!
Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit are classics and great for sunday afternoons with family over (and more wine!)
It's strange cause I love playing board games with family and friends, but don't like playing video games with others!
Board games are the worst business plan ever. You buy one and it's good for years. You don't have to buy anything else and you don't even have to buy that many.
It's perfect for those awkward family reunions and what-not.
I know some friends and I recently played Apples-to-Apples and Pictionary on a trip to Tahoe.
EDIT: I recently found out that I'm pretty good at Chess (kind of). And a friend and I want to get Go, the Asian version of Chess
It's perfect for those awkward family reunions and what-not.
I know some friends and I recently played Apples-to-Apples and Pictionary on a trip to Tahoe.
EDIT: I recently found out that I'm pretty good at Chess (kind of). And a friend and I want to get Go, the Asian version of Chess