I love my board games and I love playing them for hours (even days) on end. Over time though, I have begun to feel the pull to buy group/party/easy/light/quick games because they are easier to teach to other people and to get non-gamers to play. So many people won't even give a hard game a chance. They just see that it looks complicated and give up on it. And the attention span of people is getting shorter and shorter to the point where we won't be able to sit down and play a game for an hour without calling it boring and walking away. That makes me sad. My long, difficult games have sat on the shelf collecting dust while my quick, less strategic, and much easier games have been played continually. This makes me sad in many ways because I miss the days when I would sit down with my cousins and play Axis and Allies for 7 hours straight! Those were the days. I love these days too, and I definitely get more laughter out of game night now (with Loaded Questions particularly). But I can't help but miss those old classic games and miss sitting around snacking and conquering my Saturday away. I want that back someday, that's all.
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Ben Weemes.Hi. My name is Ben Weemes, I love to dance and sing, I love Tia Weemes and my family, and I love games and books, I love Jesus and the San Antonio Spurs. Categories
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