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<blockquote data-quote="Southern Oracle" data-source="post: 3721639" data-attributes="member: 1249"><p>The funny thing is, the examples you gave of games that haven't changed -- chess, Monopoly, Life -- actually HAVE changed. There's an article in the August issue of <em>Dragon</em> that very, very briefly touches on the history of chess, giving its origins as India, evolving in the Middle East, and having a divergent split in China (where a very similar but different game is played to this day). Monopoly may still look the same as it did in the 1930's when it was invented, but the rules have evolved, and house rules like paying money to the middle of the board and winning it when you land on free parking have become commonplace enough that you can find people across the country who regularly follow such conventions. I'm 37 years old and I have 4 daughters; when my wife and I recently bought Life for our kids, we were surprised at how much it had changed both in looks and in rules from when we played it as kids. It's still a good game, but it's not the same game as when we played it in the 1970's.</p><p>So yes, I think game evolution is a necessary and inherent part of the survival of entertainment, and without embracing conventions that become ingrained in society, a game cannot survive. While people still play Bridge, it is not the most popular card game in the world any more...and Poker wouldn't be either if it weren't for Texas Hold'em and the internet.</p><p>Game on!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Southern Oracle, post: 3721639, member: 1249"] The funny thing is, the examples you gave of games that haven't changed -- chess, Monopoly, Life -- actually HAVE changed. There's an article in the August issue of [i]Dragon[/i] that very, very briefly touches on the history of chess, giving its origins as India, evolving in the Middle East, and having a divergent split in China (where a very similar but different game is played to this day). Monopoly may still look the same as it did in the 1930's when it was invented, but the rules have evolved, and house rules like paying money to the middle of the board and winning it when you land on free parking have become commonplace enough that you can find people across the country who regularly follow such conventions. I'm 37 years old and I have 4 daughters; when my wife and I recently bought Life for our kids, we were surprised at how much it had changed both in looks and in rules from when we played it as kids. It's still a good game, but it's not the same game as when we played it in the 1970's. So yes, I think game evolution is a necessary and inherent part of the survival of entertainment, and without embracing conventions that become ingrained in society, a game cannot survive. While people still play Bridge, it is not the most popular card game in the world any more...and Poker wouldn't be either if it weren't for Texas Hold'em and the internet. Game on! [/QUOTE]
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