tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629678193510776390.post5059814713106259113..comments2023-06-21T07:18:56.630-04:00Comments on Splitting Eights in Canton, NY: What I Love (and Hate) About the Board Game ExperienceNathaniel Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14929194446424034381noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629678193510776390.post-91377002486026360322008-06-20T18:18:00.000-04:002008-06-20T18:18:00.000-04:00Here is a funny blog post on hating board games.Here is a funny blog post on <A HREF="http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-board-games-we-secretly-hate.php" REL="nofollow">hating board games</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629678193510776390.post-75825197814868679392007-12-20T13:36:00.000-05:002007-12-20T13:36:00.000-05:00Your points on trying to win/cheating/kingmaking r...Your points on trying to win/cheating/kingmaking remind me of something Reiner Knizia once said, and I paraphrase (because I can't be bothered to look up the exact quote, as exactness doesn't matter here);<BR/><BR/>"The goal of a game is to win, but it's the goal that is important, not the winning."<BR/><BR/>i.e., Play to win, but don't win at the expense of playing.Chad Bergeronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919033787770987943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629678193510776390.post-24799583867611363752007-09-18T22:16:00.000-04:002007-09-18T22:16:00.000-04:00My husband is big on house rules, not just in game...My husband is big on house rules, not just in games but in almost everything. I think it would kill him to stick to a set of instructions exactly as they are written :-). On the other hand, I like to play a game by the rules at least two or three times. However, I have loosened up a bit. There are some games where I will simplify the rules a bit when we are first learning to play, and then gradually move up to the full rules after we have some experience.Dani In NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032707452740200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629678193510776390.post-88946683656527601312007-08-02T15:25:00.000-04:002007-08-02T15:25:00.000-04:00That is one of the great things about games: ther...That is one of the great things about games: there is so much variety out there that there is something to please everyone and also that no one could possibly like <B>everything.</B><BR/><BR/>I myself tend to lean more towards more 'serious' games that have very defined rules. These are the games that I have the strongest connection to, gain the most satisfaction from, and ultimately have the most fun with.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I do enjoy a silly game on occasion, balderdash & apples to apples are both quite entertaining. Perhaps I would enjoy more of these types of game if I were to experience them.<BR/><BR/>My post was meant just like yours, appreciating and differing. Thanks for the thoughts!Nathaniel Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929194446424034381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629678193510776390.post-76604101966169533982007-08-02T14:17:00.001-04:002007-08-02T14:17:00.001-04:00There are a few traditional games, a very few, tha...There are a few traditional games, a very few, that invite players to make up their own rules. There are many games that offer players sometimes as many as 20 different variations. All the games I write about, in Junkyard Sports dot com, especially, and frequently on Deep Fun dot com and rarely on Major Fun dot com.<BR/><BR/>I also like games that you can't really play seriously, without cracking up. I like games that so clearly acknowledge their lack of seriousness that playing them makes you laugh. Those are the games I write about in Major Fun dot com. Mostly.<BR/><BR/>Am I disagreeing with anything in your excellent post? Not at all in the least or slightest. Just appreciating. And differing.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10437645325900027261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629678193510776390.post-85018936602432636012007-07-20T03:22:00.000-04:002007-07-20T03:22:00.000-04:00This is a nice post. Awaiting more.YehudaThis is a nice post. Awaiting more.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.com