High-Tech Push Has Board Games Rolling Again
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High-Tech Push Has Board Games Rolling Again
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#2Tabletop games are also great for helping people overcome social anxieties, which are common among smart people. The "flow" state is deeply anxiolytic. Games are good for getting people, who don't know each other, together to do something that isn't drinking.
This is why I thought Google+ should have focused on putting German-style board games (using Hangouts, then an enormous technical advantage) instead of Zynga dreck in its Games product. The original G+ vision was that Hangouts would actually be something people "hang out" in, coming and going like it was a dorm room in college. That was a long-shot, an attempt to centrally direct culture, but games provided the perfect context for getting that motion going.
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#3My family with two teenagers has recently discovered that board games (specifically Dominion) are the most effective and enjoyable means of communication. We have spent over $250 on expansions and accoutrements. It is worth every penny and more.
If anyone is struggling to connect with your teenagers in a meaningful way, you should really try board games. It sounds funny to say, but board games have improved our relationship within our family more than any other experience we have tried. I would be devastated with family game nights now.
I'm thankful that I stumbled on Will Wheaton's TableTop series on YouTube (http://geekandsundry.com/shows/tabletop/). If you need tips on good games, this is a great place to start.
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#4Were board game sales ever suffering? You wouldn't know it after dealing with some of my insufferable board game aficionado friends.
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#5Board games can connect people in ways video games cannot. There is a level of rapid interaction, brought about by being at a shared table, which cannot be mimicked digitally.
If you like Settles of Catan, and you are looking for something more advanced, I'd highly suggest Eclipse, Twilight Imperium, and Puerto Rico. These are challenging games that require careful resource management, political negotiations, and long term strategic thinking. In many ways these games mirror the challenges of building a company.
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#6Board games can connect people in ways video games cannot. There is a level of rapid interaction, brought about by being at a shared table, which cannot be mimicked digitally. If you like Settles of Catan, and you are looking for something more advanced, I'd highly suggest Eclipse, Twilight Imperium, and Puerto Rico. These are challenging games that require careful resource management, political negotiations, and lon…
Agreed, and I think a lot of it has to do with the physical presence of the board, pieces, cards, etc. as well.
Something video games can't offer players is that tangible appeal, where you have to feel the weight of a card or game piece lifted from the table or board and then slamming it back down.
The innate psychology of being able to feel even the tiniest of texture and weight of an object is something we may never get from digital technology. Which gives board games and paper books at least one rare advantage.
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#7My six year old daughter loves this game and Monopoly.
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#8My son (9 next month) loves playing Munchkins, Risk, Monopoly, Settlers of Catan. We've also played Puerto Rico, but it's not very fun with only two players.
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#9Tabletop games are also great for helping people overcome social anxieties, which are common among smart people. The "flow" state is deeply anxiolytic. Games are good for getting people, who don't know each other, together to do something that isn't drinking. This is why I thought Google+ should have focused on putting German-style board games (using Hangouts, then an enormous technical advantage) instead of Zynga dr…
Totally agree. I used to play D&D with friends and it really helped with my anxiety. I could contribute to the conversation if I wanted, be quiet and just listen if I wanted, or read something else. I was an excuse to socialize, but also something productive to do if you want to socialize.
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#10My son (9 next month) loves playing Munchkins, Risk, Monopoly, Settlers of Catan. We've also played Puerto Rico, but it's not very fun with only two players.
There are various 2p variants for puerto rico. We play 2p all the time, see http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/650038/puerto-rico-as-a-2-pl...
Sometimes we play behind the laptop with tropic euro (anagram) exchanging some tactile and atmosphere for time