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I have a lot of fun with friends playing games like this. Sometimes learning the rules can be tedious and annoying, but the more you play different games the m

I have a lot of fun with friends playing games like this. Sometimes learning the rules can be tedious and annoying, but the more you play different games the more you see the same mechanics come up and it makes it easier. For us, the highs are worth the lows. We aren't the only ones either, the market is doing well: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/board-games-market-size-to-reach-revenues-of-around-30-billion-by-2026--arizton-301192937.html https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/board-games-market-... You and your friends might be better served with a more casual game...or maybe it's just not your thing.

vmception 5y ago
mmmm, that's interesting, how does one make recurring revenue in this market? I saw that the event closures substantially affected these growth metrics, what does that mean? are people playing so intensely training for events that they ruin their board games and have to buy additional copies? are the events causing the most interest in certain board games? are the events selling that much of the board game on the spot? I don't know anything about this market aside from small teams launching new games on kickstarter and occassionally one of those getting a distributor for perpetual sales.
- spencerflem 5y ago
  I think it's like movies and videogames - something new that comes out is interesting and novel, and a subset of old games are good enough that new people joining the scene will want a copy
- skinnyarms 5y ago
  As for recurring, designers and publishers are always releasing new games and expansions. Games like Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, and Magic the Gathering are always releasing updates that encourage updating your materials. There are a few popular game awards, and the top x games from those tend to sell out everywhere. There are some game shops that encourage playing but I don't know that I'd call it successful...just not enough money moving to justify the space.

vmception 5y ago

mmmm, that's interesting, how does one make recurring revenue in this market? I saw that the event closures substantially affected these growth metrics, what does that mean? are people playing so intensely training for events that they ruin their board games and have to buy additional copies? are the events causing the most interest in certain board games? are the events selling that much of the board game on the spot? I don't know anything about this market aside from small teams launching new games on kickstarter and occassionally one of those getting a distributor for perpetual sales.

spencerflem 5y ago
I think it's like movies and videogames - something new that comes out is interesting and novel, and a subset of old games are good enough that new people joining the scene will want a copy
skinnyarms 5y ago
As for recurring, designers and publishers are always releasing new games and expansions. Games like Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, and Magic the Gathering are always releasing updates that encourage updating your materials. There are a few popular game awards, and the top x games from those tend to sell out everywhere. There are some game shops that encourage playing but I don't know that I'd call it successful...just not enough money moving to justify the space.