Comments on: Board Games Aren’t Dead Yet. http://www.brittlefish.com/2005/10/12/board-games-arent-dead-yet/ Games of all sorts Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:25:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: John http://www.brittlefish.com/2005/10/12/board-games-arent-dead-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-102 John Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:21:29 +0000 http://www.brittlefish.com/2005/10/12/board-games-arent-dead-yet/#comment-102 It's a little hard to say whether they count as "board games", but interesting non-video-games like Carcasonne and Settles of Catan have consistently held their own when pitted against consoles or computers, in my experience. I realize neither of these are available to a large company like Hasbro, but I thought they deserved mention. There's no reason board games inherently can't compete with video games; it's just that most board games are frankly less interesting. Technology enables video games to reach a level of complexity that non-computerized can only compete with through elegance. It’s a little hard to say whether they count as “board games”, but interesting non-video-games like Carcasonne and Settles of Catan have consistently held their own when pitted against consoles or computers, in my experience.

I realize neither of these are available to a large company like Hasbro, but I thought they deserved mention. There’s no reason board games inherently can’t compete with video games; it’s just that most board games are frankly less interesting. Technology enables video games to reach a level of complexity that non-computerized can only compete with through elegance.

]]> By: Tiny Bison http://www.brittlefish.com/2005/10/12/board-games-arent-dead-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Tiny Bison Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:37:58 +0000 http://www.brittlefish.com/2005/10/12/board-games-arent-dead-yet/#comment-99 <strong>Board Games From Your Past</strong> Brittlefish has a nice article about the new life Hasbro is trying to breathe into it’s aging line of board games. You probably played most of these as a child. Some as an adult. Which ones still hold an attraction for you? ... Board Games From Your Past

Brittlefish has a nice article about the new life Hasbro is trying to breathe into it’s aging line of board games.
You probably played most of these as a child. Some as an adult. Which ones still hold an attraction for you?
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