More and more people are becoming involved with games particularly video games with the latest consoles such as PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and the various portable consoles, but can the old school board games be as much fun for example the latest Fifa game or the brand new Call of Duty?
Well I believe that board games have unique mechanics and perspectives which video games don't have, such as the excitment of buying a whole set of houses on monopoly and watching your family and friends give away all there money, slowly winning you the game. Monopoly is certainly one of the biggest selling board game of all time and all it's made up of is a few people moving around buying houses, which everyone seemed to love years ago before the likes of the Nintendo Wii and various other new gen consoles provided digital entertainment. Ever since video games have become easier to buy and play within the household the market for board games has slowly decreased, most family may only play board games during the odd holiday such as Christmas, Easter etc... In my opinion video games have become easier to just pick up and play from and 5 year old child to a 65 year old pensioner along with the fact they constantly change and provide more visual entertainment for perhaps a few members of the family.
Board games can also cater for any age not forgetting card games too, a simple game of Pay Day or Monopoly for example can go on for hours on end with everyone gripped into the game and not noticing how long they have been playing. This can happen for some video games but most of the time the whole family cannot sit down and be so deeply involved for a fair few hours playing the same game, maybe the Wii and possible now as Kinect and Playstation Move have been released it could be possible but for the entire family to be so excited about these latest inventions for the console gamer. Well I think not, board games will take a hard beating and for the time being nothing can match a board game, some people may prefer Fifa 11, Sims 3, Football Manager MW2 etc... but i very much everyone likes them and they are not a very family friendly game. In my own personal opinion I would very much prefer to play the latest video game but won't usually say no to a game of Dingbats, Monopoly and such. Some big names have made it on to the famous board game from the video game sector such as the Mario world, this shows board games haven't lost that edge and are still a decent means of entertainment. Its really a matter of personal opinion of the people playing but I just don't think board games have been beaten just yet. I hope you enjoyed reading my post and i hope to add more in the near future about some games i play as well as some thing i do such as attend performances, review games and many more
Andre Bolton
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