Re: Don't bash games that eliminate players....

> > The general public doesn't seem to think they are a problem (e.g.
> > Monopoly, Risk, etc.).  ;-)
>
> If the general public really thought that they'd play them more than
> once in a blue moon.

And all too often the general public have never been exposed to anything
better.  Of course, whether they would be able to break away from years of
marketting is another matter (I think people call it brand loyalty -
although if we were discussing religion some might be tempted to call years
of exposure to the same message over and over "brainwashing").  It seems
almost universal that brand image is winning out over quality.

I suppose someone will chirp up about what qualifies me to make qualitative
judgements on the merits of one product over another, but can anyone really
persuade me that Windows is the best operating system, or that Coke is
qualitatively better than orange juice?

> Buying them for presents and actually *playing*
> them more than 3 times is a very different thing.

This might have been a reason why consumers never wake up to the fact that
most mass-market boardgames just aren't very good; unfortunately it doesn't
adequately explain either Windows or Coke.

Richard