Reply To: First impressions vs sustainability. Are looks more important than rules?

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Chess (and equivalent wargame like boardgames such as Stratego, checkers and Go) are odd.

I think that if chess were to be invented ‘now’ that the miniatures and ‘extra’ (optional) rules would play a far bigger role.

I do wonder what it would take for any other tabletop wargame to survive like chess has.

Boardgames do tend to have a longer and more consistent shelf live, but otoh … our consumption based society is always looking for the next high. That itself may explain why (war)games have this need to sell ‘more’ things beyond the core game.

I personally get bored with chess. I just can’t focus or care enough after a few turns.

I think that’s why I got into tabletop gaming. There’s always something ‘new’ to challenge me. From trying different army compositions to different terrain and objectives. I love the variety even though sometimes it can be a bit too much.