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As somebody who has played a lot of different board games with a lot of different random people, its a huge time investment to learn a game, especially a comple
by throwaway2048 7y ago
As somebody who has played a lot of different board games with a lot of different random people, its a huge time investment to learn a game, especially a complex one, that you might only end up playing one time.
- marcofiset 7y agoI'm not only talking about complex games. Even something like Azul, which takes 5-8 minutes to teach and 45 minutes to play is met with reluctance from non-initiated people. I don't expect any non-gamer to sit through a 40-minute explanation, obviously. However, I wouldn't call an hour-long game (including teach) a "huge time investment".
- watwut 7y ago45 minutes of board game I likely won't like is a lot. In any case, games popular among causual players (including me) tend to be much shorter. Plus, no game that claims 45 in box or even take that long with experienced players ever take 45 min first time. It is usually double the claimed time.