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I'm not trying to be disrespectful. I'm just trying to open up a discussion on why in the world an adult would play a board game.I really don't get it. You guys are adults, right? I totally get playing checkers and connect 4 when you're a kid without an income, because a 5 dollar cardboard box is all your happiness is worth to your parents. 60 dollars can be a lot for someone without a job, but it is time to grow up and start paying for your entertainment. Sometimes I pay 80 dollars for a game, and then 20 dollars on top of that to pay for a subscription to that same game, and I'm not even talking about cosmetic items and expansion packs. If you're poor, it is completely understandable to play Yahtzee or Go Fish because there isn't much of an investment. If you're an adult, go to gamestop NOW. I can assure you that your return of investment is much greater. Video games are also for adults because there is a rating system. If I had to rate every single board game I've played I would give them the kiddie game rating EC for Early Childhood. I play a lot of rated M games. There is a lot of talk about board games involving a lot of strategy and intelligence. For every 1 Monopoly there is about 20 Civilization 5's for me to choose from, and there is a lot more land to own than the same 20 boring places. Did I mention I can kill people in that game? Clue? Heavy Rain. L.A. Noire. I keep hearing all this talk about Settlers of Catan and I looked it up and there's already a video game made of that. I know every single tabletop gamers Ace up their wizard sleeves is the board game called Dungeons and Dragons. I'll just leave this here -- its something with a much better story and actual graphics, enjoy : http://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-special-edition-playstation-4/5357201.p?skuId=5357201
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But OP, what if my fun comes from making other people uncomfortable with my gameplay?
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Jul 27, 2017 05:06
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When I do the clumsy, awkward, romance in Mass Effect I can't force the writer to look me in the eyes while acting out the flirting and by god no video game will ever replicate that human factor.
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Jul 27, 2017 05:23
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no one here actually plays board games, they all play *shudder* tabletop rpgs
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Jul 27, 2017 05:28
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gambler here - video games are for poors
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Jul 27, 2017 05:32
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pfft 80 dollars for a game, what are you, a poor? I paid 200 dollars for one of my board games
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edit: i agree with op
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Jul 27, 2017 09:22
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all games are dumb, go the gently caress outside and play in the dirt
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Jul 27, 2017 10:06
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Drone posted:all games are dumb, go the gently caress outside and play in the dirt 
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general anime posted:I know every single tabletop gamers Ace up their wizard sleeves is the board game called Dungeons and Dragons. I'll just leave this here -- its something with a much better story and actual graphics, enjoy : http://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-special-edition-playstation-4/5357201.p?skuId=5357201 Skyrim is very good at the experience of being a person, who may or may not be a cat, with dragon powers, adventuring in the frozen north province of Tamriel. It does not do so well at simulating a group of wizards bartering with devils for power, a caravan traveling through the deserts, or a computer composed of skeletons, among others.
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Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:Skyrim is very good at the experience of being a person, who may or may not be a cat, with dragon powers, adventuring in the frozen north province of Tamriel. Skyrim is "go into dungeon, loot until you are board with the game, uninstall" simulator.
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Drone posted:all games are dumb, go the gently caress outside and play in the dirt
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Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:Skyrim is very good at the experience of being a person, who may or may not be a cat, with dragon powers, adventuring in the frozen north province of Tamriel. Okay, your ignorance is showing. Bartering with devils for power: Ever hear of the Daedra? Mmk moving on. A caravan traveling : SKYRIM OPENS UP ITS EPIC STORY WITH YOU TRAVELING IN A CARAVAN!!! Computer composed of skeletons: Not sure if you're trolling or what, but Skyrim has tons of skeletons and it is available on the computer  Please do not speak on things which you have no knowledge of. If Skyrim wasn't the best selling game of all time I might just assume that you had never even played it.
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LordAba posted:Skyrim is "go into dungeon, loot until you are board with the game, uninstall" simulator. Board with the game..? Seems like a Freudian slip on your end. If you mean bored of the game that is probably just because you weren't very good at it. It doesn't hold your hand like Munchkin does or whatever bs you play on your family game night.
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Jul 27, 2017 20:46
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All games are for children, and we should all be ashamed of our juvenile ways. Video games are slightly better though, because you can play them by yourself to hide your shame.
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Jul 27, 2017 20:53
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Geisladisk posted:All games are for children, and we should all be ashamed of our juvenile ways. hiding your shame is so passé
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Jul 27, 2017 21:26
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Yesterday, chess was such an easy game to play now I think it's really loving gay steam gift card for my birthday
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Jul 28, 2017 05:02
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Skyrim does get the "I like this but find it very frustrating, time to spend hundreds of hours on homebrew content that doesn't quite satisfy" part of tabletop RPGs down perfectly.
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general anime posted:Board with the game..? Seems like a Freudian slip on your end. If you mean bored of the game that is probably just because you weren't very good at it. It doesn't hold your hand like Munchkin does or whatever bs you play on your family game night. Just lol if you don't think Skyrim doesn't hold your hand.
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Jul 28, 2017 13:29
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munchkin reference confirms op as troll, ive cracked the case
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Jul 28, 2017 13:55
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Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:Skyrim is very good at the experience of being a person, who may or may not be a cat, with dragon powers, adventuring in the frozen north province of Tamriel. I play skyrim when i want to be who i really am - a giant boobed cat lady that throws fireballs from my boobs, and my boobs also change size depending on my mana. It's the good lyfe
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Jul 28, 2017 14:19
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Playing the Europa Universalis board game was one of the most nightmarish experiences I ever had and the videogame adaptations are much better. Thank you OP
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Jul 28, 2017 15:27
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what are your thoughts on board games that you can play on the computer, op
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Jul 28, 2017 16:05
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Saalkin posted:Just lol if you don't think Skyrim doesn't hold your hand. Well, you must be lolling right now then. Enjoy your kiddie games. Let me put it this way for your little brain to understand: Morrowind = Board Games Skyrim = Video Games Now gently caress off.
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Jul 28, 2017 18:24
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Blank Construct posted:what are your thoughts on board games that you can play on the computer, op I would never play a board game video game. When I want to play a video game I want to play a video game not a board game.
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1st Stage Midboss posted:Skyrim does get the "I like this but find it very frustrating, time to spend hundreds of hours on homebrew content that doesn't quite satisfy" part of tabletop RPGs down perfectly. I'm glad we're in agreement. We're going to be getting along just fine in this thread, Dunmer. If you get what Dunmer means, then you have experienced the untouchable epicness of The Skyrim Lore that only Bethesda can bring. But noo I'm sure your little pdf file campaign is just as good as the Stormcloak questline by all means play that!! [sarcasm]
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Jul 28, 2017 18:28
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I'll answer the OP honestly: Being able to create stories in settings that don't have a video game version are fun. There's some games with really cool stuff happening that would just be a journal entry in an RPG you find in a crate or something. Even if there is a video game, it's nice being able to generate a character or having the story be important. Like, you can have your head canon for your Skyrim character, but if you were playing a Skyrim pencil & paper with friends that story might actually be important. It's also kind of a social thing for nerds, it's nice to be able to have a weekly thing set to look forward to.
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Why dont you just watch normal cartoons
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for me there is a huge difference playing a board game with my friends/family and sitting down at my computer and playing so game alone
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Why dont you just watch normal cartoons harder to jerk off to obv
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general anime posted:I'm glad we're in agreement. We're going to be getting along just fine in this thread, Dunmer. To Oblivion with you N'w*h.
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On Friday GameStop on Main was closed for fumigation so I used my iPhone to find the closest gameshop to preorder the new CoD. GPS said Gary's Games or something was my only choice, a pitiful mom and pop store not worth supporting. Went in and the desk wasn't manned. Went behind the curtain and saw Gary playing some loving card game with like 20 other Garys. Just slowly closed the curtain and walked out without saying a word. gently caress you nerds.
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At the risk of feeding the trolls, board games are mostly about the in-person social experience. Plus, the fact that for a lot of people computers mean work, and so getting away from the screen is a break. As for RPGs, though, I think that computer RPGs have had an interesting effect in that to some extent TRPGs have been forced to adapt to focus on areas that CRPGs can't deal with, and surrender those that CRPGs simply do better. Thus the larger number of story based games coming out and, while D&D 5e is still the most popular game, a lot of emphasis on "loose" DMing in that game. Although there is also this: 
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