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Monopoly isn't fun. WoW is arguably just physiologically addictive, while many enjoy the grind/payoff cycle or social aspects I can't agree game is actually fun

• robryan 12y ago
  There are more elements to WoW and similar games though. I am not a massive fan of the grind aspect but enjoy the team based coordination aspect.
  • thret 12y ago
    The grind aspect is a trap. WoW is incredibly fun when they bring out new content and you are in a close-knit group that can - with dozens of attempts, strategy re-adjustment, and luck - just barely take down a new boss. Add skype and a drinking game and few things compare.
    • emsy 12y ago
      But to get to that point you have to basically kill 50 mobs to collect 10 Items hundreds of times for 70 hours (hyperbolically spoken).
• pmontra 12y ago
  Monopoly used to be fun, that can't be denied or we'd be at a loss explaining how much it sold. That game mechanics (taking the other players out) is not regarded to be so fun any more, as the success of German/Eurogames demonstrates. The best games nowadays are the ones in which all players compete (or think so) until the end. There is a fairly authoritative ranking at http://boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame http://boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame I never played WoW but it also sold a lot. I also never played Mario Kart, but I played tons of other car games. When playing against the AIs many of those games usually help the player to catch up by noticeably slowing down the leaders. Some games also make the AI cars faster when the player is leading. Obviously that's less appreciated :-) However when one gets good enough the AIs can't compete, and that another obvious design decision to make players happy.