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<blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6537643" data-attributes="member: 37579">I'm ignoring the cry for more content, as there's already a lengthy thread on that subject, started by the OP&nbsp; [MENTION=6776331]Sailor Moon[/MENTION]. So getting into that is repeating myself. So I'll just focus on the board game topic. There are several problems with this thesis. It assumes the audience for the board game is the same as the roleplaying game. This might not be the case. While fans of the RPG might play the board game, many will rightly feel it is a pale shadow to the RPG. Why play the board game when you can play the &quot;real&quot; game? For that reason alone there's not likely to be much competition. This means the board game is secondary to that audience, played when they cannot play the RPG due to limited time, limited attendance, and the like. It's a game you play when a couple players cannot make the session (rather than cancelling the social activity) or when you only have a couple hours.It's also a game you can play with people who do not enjoy the RPG, giving them a taste of the game. Showing them what the game is like to see if they're interested in the full experience. I've played one of the earlier game with my in-laws, or broken it out during a board game night.And, like the MMO, it's a game that scratches the D&amp;D itch when you can't commit to a full campaign or make it out to a regular game. Especially since you can play with only one or two people. The board game might also appeal to people who do not play in the RPG for whatever reason. There are a lot of board game players out there. Potentially more than D&amp;D players. Tapping into that audience means more money for D&amp;D that does not have to come from the stretched wallets of RPG players (putting the entire finances of the game on a single group). And it might interest them enough to pick-up the RPG, increasing the total number of players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jester David, post: 6537643, member: 37579"] I'm ignoring the cry for more content, as there's already a lengthy thread on that subject, started by the OP [MENTION=6776331]Sailor Moon[/MENTION]. So getting into that is repeating myself. So I'll just focus on the board game topic. There are several problems with this thesis. It assumes the audience for the board game is the same as the roleplaying game. This might not be the case. While fans of the RPG might play the board game, many will rightly feel it is a pale shadow to the RPG. Why play the board game when you can play the "real" game? For that reason alone there's not likely to be much competition. This means the board game is secondary to that audience, played when they cannot play the RPG due to limited time, limited attendance, and the like. It's a game you play when a couple players cannot make the session (rather than cancelling the social activity) or when you only have a couple hours. It's also a game you can play with people who do not enjoy the RPG, giving them a taste of the game. Showing them what the game is like to see if they're interested in the full experience. I've played one of the earlier game with my in-laws, or broken it out during a board game night. And, like the MMO, it's a game that scratches the D&D itch when you can't commit to a full campaign or make it out to a regular game. Especially since you can play with only one or two people. The board game might also appeal to people who do not play in the RPG for whatever reason. There are a lot of board game players out there. Potentially more than D&D players. Tapping into that audience means more money for D&D that does not have to come from the stretched wallets of RPG players (putting the entire finances of the game on a single group). And it might interest them enough to pick-up the RPG, increasing the total number of players. [/QUOTE]

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