I suppose it’s not the game itself that I dislike — it’s the strategy one must employ to win. I just don’t find it enjoyable to sit at a table, hiding things from people I love, for the purpose of winning something that doesn’t even exist outside the game.
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I could go on an entirely different rant about video games and the toxic culture most of them seem to inherently spawn, but I’ll save that for another day. Or more likely, a few days.
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Also, games are often targeted at children, which means those tactics (secrecy, deception, undermining, etc) are being absorbed by little brains that may not know to stop deploying those tactics when the game ends. It’s a good way to mess with a kid’s psyche, which is...not good.
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And yes, I know games can teach other things, like teamwork and strategizing. But you don’t need games to do that. I learned more about strategy by going on long-distance runs, doing arts/crafts, hiking, cooking, etc, than I ever did from a game. And it made me think harder, too.
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Try chess. It's all there; nothing can be hidden except what's in the players' minds.
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I hate chess more than most games, except possibly monopoly.
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Video games don't really required that. They're much closer to sports. I do find the secrecy and deception stuff to be pretty fun though ngl
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What about "This team is going to do this play, and the other team doesn't know it?"
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Yeah my dads side there is no way I would trust them with a game and have it be funpic.twitter.com/xPfEUX6ZxH
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Idk, most board games arent like this.
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