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Comment on Escape Room Board Games by Brian

Brian — Thu, 30 May 2019 21:24:06 +0000

I’ve tried a couple Unlocked, and The Exit….but would really love to try a real escape room to see how they compare.

Comment on Why Monopoly Has Become Nobody’s Favorite Game by Josh Christian

Josh Christian — Thu, 30 May 2019 20:32:13 +0000

Despite the near universal despise this game has garnered, I have a friend who LOVES this game. She even has about twenty-five different versions of it!

Comment on Why Monopoly Has Become Nobody’s Favorite Game by Sue E

Sue E — Sat, 25 May 2019 21:48:16 +0000

When I was young and we got a Monopoly Game, it was a big deal! 55 years ago, there weren’t that many board games around. Of course, kids had to have one. We thought we were cool with all that “money.” I remembered a lot of players wanted to be the banker. You are exactly right when you stated that the game is extremely long! I never realized it when I was playing at 8 years old that there wasn’t really any intellectual strategies to the game. But I have to admit that I have bought a couple of my grandkids this game. The makers of Monopoly were clever in making new themes of the game geared to whatever is popular at that time. For example: A Star Wars Monopoly Game went to a grandson around the time Star Wars was popular! Now though, some of the older games are collector’s items. Monopoly, in a way, is like LIFE. We just get up day after day – doing what we have to do. Growing up, buy a house or more that could take years! And sometimes, keep borrowing from the bank! Life catching us along the way at different intervals. Sometimes going to jail. Sometimes passing go! I think you get the picture! When I play, I would like a challenge.

Comment on 4 Board Games to Inspire Game Designers by Hamilton Billiards

Hamilton Billiards — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:16:02 +0000

Really good list, found out a lot that I didn’t really know.

Comment on Why Monopoly Has Become Nobody’s Favorite Game by Darin H

Darin H — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:09:43 +0000

I was considering this a few weeks ago and came to the conclusion that the lack of agency was the real problem. You can coax people into shorter games by dropping hints or guidelines for how it’s played to win instead of played to safeguard one’s assets and stay in as long as possible by hopeless threads, but at the end of the day it’s still mostly about following the dice. Perhaps if landing on utilities and railroads gave you small tokens that you could hold in limited quantity, like +1 die to a roll, you could have a game that allows for some tiny bits of decision making in terms of where you go on the board.

Comment on Why Monopoly Has Become Nobody’s Favorite Game by James Reid

James Reid — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:18:19 +0000

All true but I have fond memories playing with family and friends. I have a copy and haven’t played in years but one day I’ll play a game with my kids.

Comment on Top 8 Dexterity Games – Board Games that Embrace Moving, Flicking and Balancing by Heather

Heather — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:41:06 +0000

Great idea for a blog post and a nice selection of games 🙂

Comment on 4 Board Games to Inspire Game Designers by Mike

Mike — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 23:17:09 +0000

Great list! I taught you so well!

Comment on Top Horror Themed Board Games for Halloween by Calli Wright

Calli Wright — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:16:14 +0000

In reply to John Smith. Yes, one of the cards is called "bag of kittens" which you can throw as a distraction to the horde. Terrible! :)

Comment on Escape Room Board Games by Alex

Alex — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:45:32 +0000

Hello,
I also played “Escape Room The Game” and I had a lot of fun. I wanted to tell you about some new Escape Room games: Unloack and Escapoly. I tried them both but the second (escapoly) really impressed me, inside the envelope I found several real objects (I think handmade), it seems to live a real crime scene
Do you know any other games to recommend?
Thank you
Alex