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this game is the most successful at hooking it's players, but not the most successful at reaching large numbers of players Rather than "hooking" its players, you could read it as, this game has a devoted cult/niche following. One of those things certain people love & cannot do without, yet has narrow appeal. Kind of like snake antivenin.