Are board games a threat to video games?

Castout · 02-07-10, 08:20 PM

Some of experts believe so

http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010...reat_to_vi.php

I must admit that in recent months I've been afflicted with boardgames more than video games. I find board games a lot more fun to play with and have reduced the number of PC games that I play to only a select quality few and begun to collect more board games.

I played a few video and online adaptation of board games but I must admit these electronic equivalent don't offer as much fun as the traditional board games.

And no I'm not talking monopoly or ladder and chutes

. . .

My two pre-orders have arrived in the shop and time to pick them up.

If you want to save on weekend recreation or don't know what to do in foul weather that gets everyone stuck at home and perhaps even with the electricity out or the kids wife or husband are absorbed in their own things with few get together quality family time then board game is the answer to your situation.

Before you cry nerd you must realize that there's that 8 year old kid in each of us that's been left hungry to play these board games. Perhaps now it's time to satisfy that need....and go board gaming! Stop being selfish in front of the monitor share your fun and board gaming.

Skybird · 02-07-10, 08:36 PM

Got myself a new, wooden chessboard and figures in tournament size some days ago, after having searched sinc every lojng to find a fugure set that up to the smallest details looked exactly like I wanted it to look. you would laugh if oyu knew how very precise visual demands I had! Now I got it, at the age of almost 43, and it is like the fulfillment of a life-long held wish of mine. I have had chessboards before, but none like this.

So don't tell me about boardgames!

The good old classic things just can't be rivalled by computer things. And "virtual" simply is not "sensual", and never will be.

I find it strange to be worried that "PC games could be threatened by boardgames". We should be worried that it seems to be exactly the other way around. Much magic that was there in past times, when we were younger, already has gone. We are better entertained - but are we really more satisfied that way? I doubt so. It seems to me that the more we consume computer games, the more we get consumed ourselves.

Castout · 02-07-10, 08:42 PM

Chess is a little on the heavy side for most people and might scare away the uninitiated

it is a much too abstract game for most people which is a world of its own that is easy to play very hard to master....but nice chess set you got there

Task Force · 02-07-10, 08:44 PM

Hmm, board games are nice, but I dont have the time/ people for them.

Wolfehunter · 02-07-10, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Hmm, board games are nice, but I dont have the time/ people for them.

Same here. I have all my old games boxed in storage. I just don't have the people to play them anymore.. Everybody has lives.. Shame though.. I wouldn't mind trying to revive it again...

Rift or warhammer.. even AD&D hehehe. I have my old collection of magically enchanted dice....

My friends use to say magically fixed dice... muhahahahaa..

Castout · 02-07-10, 10:34 PM

...how about family(wife, kids, uncle , auntie, nephew, niece, cousin, or even grandpa or grandma), friends, neighbors . . . Saturday or Sunday or in the evening. It doesn't have to be a biweekly event or a weekly event perhaps on holiday season or when the weather is forcing everyone to stay at home like now in the DC and mid-western USA in general. I thought everybody's dad had had their poker night event . . .what becomes of that now.....online games night?

It's a classic excuse but make time is the only solution. However finding another group of people with the same interest might be a problem if one doesn't have a lot of friends

or lack of politically correct friends as in my case I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry ....

Sailor Steve · 02-08-10, 01:05 PM

I've played board games since before home computers existed. I use the term to include tabletop miniatures wargames, including ancients, Renaisance and American Civil War, plus a Grand Prix board game designed by a friend. I still regularly play a 3D airwar game with my friends, which we've been doing for more than thirty years.

I've also been working on my own WW1 naval rules for a good many years now.

And no, I don't see them as a threat to computer games. At least not for me.

Castout · 02-10-10, 04:55 AM

Steve that's a very good looking plane. Is it modeled according to a real plane?

Do you play boardgames with VASSAL application? I wouldn't mind to play say twilight struggle over the net with you sometimes lol. My preorder of the deluxe hasn't arrived yet so I haven't taken a look at the rulebook.

I think board gaming is GREAT. GREAT for binding family. GREAT to treat the troubled boys at boys home. GREAT for educational purposes more than electronic game. GREAT to get friends closer together.

I'm going to advertise for board gaming friends. I will do that through my parish event and announcement board.LOL. Kind of weird but maybe worth a shot.

02-07-10, 08:20 PM	#1
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Are board games a threat to video games? Some of experts believe so http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010...reat_to_vi.php I must admit that in recent months I've been afflicted with boardgames more than video games. I find board games a lot more fun to play with and have reduced the number of PC games that I play to only a select quality few and begun to collect more board games. I played a few video and online adaptation of board games but I must admit these electronic equivalent don't offer as much fun as the traditional board games. And no I'm not talking monopoly or ladder and chutes . . . My two pre-orders have arrived in the shop and time to pick them up. If you want to save on weekend recreation or don't know what to do in foul weather that gets everyone stuck at home and perhaps even with the electricity out or the kids wife or husband are absorbed in their own things with few get together quality family time then board game is the answer to your situation. Before you cry nerd you must realize that there's that 8 year old kid in each of us that's been left hungry to play these board games. Perhaps now it's time to satisfy that need....and go board gaming! Stop being selfish in front of the monitor share your fun and board gaming. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

02-07-10, 08:36 PM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,604 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Got myself a new, wooden chessboard and figures in tournament size some days ago, after having searched sinc every lojng to find a fugure set that up to the smallest details looked exactly like I wanted it to look. you would laugh if oyu knew how very precise visual demands I had! Now I got it, at the age of almost 43, and it is like the fulfillment of a life-long held wish of mine. I have had chessboards before, but none like this. So don't tell me about boardgames! The good old classic things just can't be rivalled by computer things. And "virtual" simply is not "sensual", and never will be. I find it strange to be worried that "PC games could be threatened by boardgames". We should be worried that it seems to be exactly the other way around. Much magic that was there in past times, when we were younger, already has gone. We are better entertained - but are we really more satisfied that way? I doubt so. It seems to me that the more we consume computer games, the more we get consumed ourselves. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-07-10, 08:42 PM	#3
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Chess is a little on the heavy side for most people and might scare away the uninitiated it is a much too abstract game for most people which is a world of its own that is easy to play very hard to master....but nice chess set you got there __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

02-07-10, 08:44 PM	#4
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Hmm, board games are nice, but I dont have the time/ people for them. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

02-07-10, 10:34 PM	#6
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	...how about family(wife, kids, uncle , auntie, nephew, niece, cousin, or even grandpa or grandma), friends, neighbors . . . Saturday or Sunday or in the evening. It doesn't have to be a biweekly event or a weekly event perhaps on holiday season or when the weather is forcing everyone to stay at home like now in the DC and mid-western USA in general. I thought everybody's dad had had their poker night event . . .what becomes of that now.....online games night? It's a classic excuse but make time is the only solution. However finding another group of people with the same interest might be a problem if one doesn't have a lot of friends or lack of politically correct friends as in my case I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry .... __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

02-08-10, 01:05 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I've played board games since before home computers existed. I use the term to include tabletop miniatures wargames, including ancients, Renaisance and American Civil War, plus a Grand Prix board game designed by a friend. I still regularly play a 3D airwar game with my friends, which we've been doing for more than thirty years. I've also been working on my own WW1 naval rules for a good many years now. And no, I don't see them as a threat to computer games. At least not for me. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-10-10, 04:55 AM	#8
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Steve that's a very good looking plane. Is it modeled according to a real plane? Do you play boardgames with VASSAL application? I wouldn't mind to play say twilight struggle over the net with you sometimes lol. My preorder of the deluxe hasn't arrived yet so I haven't taken a look at the rulebook. I think board gaming is GREAT. GREAT for binding family. GREAT to treat the troubled boys at boys home. GREAT for educational purposes more than electronic game. GREAT to get friends closer together. I'm going to advertise for board gaming friends. I will do that through my parish event and announcement board.LOL. Kind of weird but maybe worth a shot. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/