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Someone recently posited a theory that really stood out to me: when a better version of a board game comes along, the old one simply becomes obsolete. The game
by Zikes 11y ago
Someone recently posited a theory that really stood out to me: when a better version of a board game comes along, the old one simply becomes obsolete. The game that they were referring to in particular was Secret Hitler, which they felt obsoleted Werewolf and The Resistance.
When I have an opportunity to play board games with people I will always want to play something that I think is fun, exciting, or new. Monopoly is none of those things to me. For some people it probably endures primarily out of nostalgia, or a lack of interest in other options, but there are so many better options for new board game players.
- anywhichway 11y agoThere is a huge list of games that "fired" other games like this on boardgame geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/50286/games-fired-other-games/page/1 https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/50286/games-fired-other-g...?
- jclos 11y agoThat's one of the things these articles don't really take into account: games, much like movies, tv shows, music, etc. evolve and crossbreed. Some good games could become virtually unplayed because they were so great that the following generation of game designers took the mechanics they liked in them and used them to create new games.
- cableshaft 11y agoI was kind of thinking that about Resistance also recently (that it's pretty much obsolete), but after playing "Deception: Murder in Hong Kong". It still has the bad guys of Resistance, but there's a silent moderator giving clues for the good guys to figure out who they are, and there are actual murder weapons and clue cards that the good guys can use to help make their decisions. It's more interesting than "okay he voted this way this round, he must be a bad guy!"