tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post1023994364366570835..comments2023-08-09T23:49:41.885-04:00Comments on Rule of the Dice: Board Games are Too PopularJohn Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05940190831705865182noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-77928375342525080212014-07-24T14:06:02.582-04:002014-07-24T14:06:02.582-04:00On Android there a a bunch of free apps for amateu...On Android there a a bunch of free apps for amateur fiction and ebooks.... again, most of it is pathetic trash, but there is the occasional rare gem. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533147928527114373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-28558166121736197572014-07-21T21:44:59.142-04:002014-07-21T21:44:59.142-04:00"the fan fiction app I have on my phone"..."the fan fiction app I have on my phone"<br /><br />Wait... what?C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-70762047835020400232014-07-21T20:39:45.283-04:002014-07-21T20:39:45.283-04:00I wrote a long reply, then it disappeared... I...I wrote a long reply, then it disappeared... I'll see if I have the energy to be witty again later.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533147928527114373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-3466136196993378072014-07-21T20:38:46.138-04:002014-07-21T20:38:46.138-04:00Maybe. But with books and other entertainment, it...Maybe. But with books and other entertainment, it is already curated by publishers and stores. Only the stuff they think will make money makes it to the shelves. I equate where the board game world is now to the fan fiction app I have on my phone. 95% of it is crap, 3% is good but will only be seen by a few people, 1% is great, and 1% is terrible, but will still make money - like 50 Shades.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533147928527114373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-84389412963409490462014-07-21T18:45:48.014-04:002014-07-21T18:45:48.014-04:00I just create my own and invite others to join. It...I just create my own and invite others to join. It's free, it's fun, and best of all, everyone gets to be their own DM (for as far as they can get away with it, that is!). http://z7.invisionfree.com/xWarlands/index.php?Silverymagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734581430092848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-86085617010246513082014-07-21T10:22:47.576-04:002014-07-21T10:22:47.576-04:00I dunno, I mean, it just feels as though the table...I dunno, I mean, it just feels as though the tabletop gaming industry is catching up to the other industries, which already have massive amounts of quantity. Granted, not all of them are as hard to save money in, but there's still not as much volume in board games as there is elsewhere. (And when you're talking about something like a book, the time investment factor is equally important.)<br /><br />I think it's just a factor of growing pains. :)Andy Haugehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367057078787561828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188833949555515251.post-57058621532893298872014-07-21T09:43:36.825-04:002014-07-21T09:43:36.825-04:00I buy games that I think I can get people to play ...I buy games that I think I can get people to play with me. Sadly, that means I haven't bought a board game in ages.<br /><br />I don't have a regular gaming in-person group. We get together so rarely that I can't rationalize spending $50+ for a game that will get played once if I'm lucky. I don't mind buying RPGs (especially when they're on sale at DriveThruRPG for only a few bucks) because I can use/adapt/steal from them for my online games really easily. If nothing else I at least get the enjoyment of reading them. But buying a physical game that looks really pretty but sits in The Closet and never gets used, well, that's just heartbreaking.<br /><br />Side note, I finally played Cards Against Humanity last week and it was awesome (as well as a perfect example of a crowd-funding success). Now I really want to play it with Dave, though.C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.com