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I Need To Admit I’m Never Going To Play My Giant Board Games (www.thegamer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Each one of these items and tokens and sheets is important. Each one of these pieces have been carefully considered by brilliant designers. Their role is clear. If I looked right now, I’m sure every token is explained somewhere in a game manual that unfortunately reads like a VCR repair guide that’s been run through Google Translate eight times. ‘Remember to put the second deck over the initial deck so the last piece from the regular meeples pool does not cross into the irregular meeples pool before the dice rolls a zero’. That’s not an actual line in the manual; I’m too lazy to dig through a board game box that’s larger than the ones I use to move furniture. Someone will get mad at me about this and, honestly, they are right.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I am not into board games. What you describe sounds like Gamification, but in reverse. Do you people not have exhausting, tedious day jobs to fill that space? Why even attempt something like this? Honestly curious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a theory that people seek what they’re missing in their lives through their hobbies.

Specifically, in my own life I’ve noticed that the times I’ve gone deep into rich, complicated, and demanding hobbies, are the times when I’ve felt understimulated at school or work.

Conversely, at times when I’ve felt overstimulated at school or work I only want to watch TV or play simple party games to unwind or destress.

I am curious if other people feel this way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's a really interesting thought. Makes sense to me. I don't feel understimulated at work, so maybe that's just not something for me then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Because it's fun! The actual gameplay of managing your incredibly flavorful class hand that evolves as you choose when leveling up is immensely satisfying. Bring along some friends, and you can drop entire weekends into this game over many months.

Easily my favorite board game.

But I'm also tired of the depth of complexity lol. Very similar to raiding in WoW - Fun. Exhausting.