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They could probably do better if they targeted schools. While having Fun seems to be the primary goal, there is a whole lot of Learning happening in many Games.

by gsatic 4y ago

2muchcoffeeman 4y ago
How do you even publish a game that will resist kids at a school? They will bend the cards, lose the pieces, tear up the manual.
- Razengan 4y ago
  Sounds like a niche waiting to be mastered, then.
- Broken_Hippo 4y ago
  You can deal with bent cards and give copies of the manual, filing away an original. You can make sure all the pieces get put back in the box. You can make sure to give them to appropriate ages: High school kids (aged about 14-18) are going to be more responsible than 5th and 6th grades (ages 10-12). I mean, they let us use computers in a computer lab - you know, back when mice had an actual, easy-to-steal tracking ball. We had to turn the mice upside down so the teacher could see that we didn't steal it. Similar things can be done here and it isn't like they'll be playing games with the frequency that we used to visit the computer lab. If this all fails, though, you can play digital versions. My game group does plays online sometimes and while it might not work well with everything, it does work.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  Plenty of games have been marketed to and played in schools. Games like Extinction: The Game of Ecology [1970][1] were only available for schools. I spent my entire middle school years playing Wff 'n Proof[2] games, like Equations, On-Words, and On-Sets, where we competed on our knowledge of math, English, and symbolic logic. [1] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8434/extinction-game-ecology https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8434/extinction-game-eco... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Games
  - shagie 4y ago
    Admitting that I splurged a bit when seeing this one - https://montrosebiology.bigcartel.com/category/games https://montrosebiology.bigcartel.com/category/games (the card game is in the $20 to $30 price range). Food chain island ( https://buttonshygames.com/products/food-chain-island https://buttonshygames.com/products/food-chain-island ) could also be something that could show up in a grade school room. It could also be further laminated for additional durability.

They could probably do better if they targeted schools. While having Fun seems to be the primary goal, there is a whole lot of Learning happening in many Games.

by gsatic 4y ago

They could probably do better if they targeted schools. While having Fun seems to be the primary goal, there is a whole lot of Learning happening in many Games.

2muchcoffeeman 4y ago

How do you even publish a game that will resist kids at a school? They will bend the cards, lose the pieces, tear up the manual.

Razengan 4y ago
Sounds like a niche waiting to be mastered, then.
Broken_Hippo 4y ago
You can deal with bent cards and give copies of the manual, filing away an original. You can make sure all the pieces get put back in the box. You can make sure to give them to appropriate ages: High school kids (aged about 14-18) are going to be more responsible than 5th and 6th grades (ages 10-12). I mean, they let us use computers in a computer lab - you know, back when mice had an actual, easy-to-steal tracking ball. We had to turn the mice upside down so the teacher could see that we didn't steal it. Similar things can be done here and it isn't like they'll be playing games with the frequency that we used to visit the computer lab. If this all fails, though, you can play digital versions. My game group does plays online sometimes and while it might not work well with everything, it does work.
pessimizer 4y ago
Plenty of games have been marketed to and played in schools. Games like Extinction: The Game of Ecology [1970][1] were only available for schools. I spent my entire middle school years playing Wff 'n Proof[2] games, like Equations, On-Words, and On-Sets, where we competed on our knowledge of math, English, and symbolic logic. [1] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8434/extinction-game-ecology https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8434/extinction-game-eco... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Games
- shagie 4y ago
  Admitting that I splurged a bit when seeing this one - https://montrosebiology.bigcartel.com/category/games https://montrosebiology.bigcartel.com/category/games (the card game is in the $20 to $30 price range). Food chain island ( https://buttonshygames.com/products/food-chain-island https://buttonshygames.com/products/food-chain-island ) could also be something that could show up in a grade school room. It could also be further laminated for additional durability.