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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 1891998" data-attributes="member: 3400">One of the reason I'm sure you see more board games being played than RPGs is the almost astonishing renaissance in board games that's been going on for the last several years. High production values, simple designs, and reasonable prices have really encouraged board game expansion. When you consider that you can easily play a game of Settlers of Catan at a game store or student union in about 3-4 hours compared to the relative hassle of coming up with a character and getting through long encounters in order to play an RPG, which would you choose if you also have to get some work done at the office, finish a paper, finish reading the latest assignment on Hegel, pick up groceries, or balance the checkbook hoping that you'll be able to cover the mortgage?There are a lot of board games that can fill relatively short idle times in ways that RPGs can't do as easily and for many people that's quite attractive. There are also many high quality games cheaper than the Player's Handbook. Add in the DMG and Monster Manual (both of which someone will certainly need) and you find that board games are a pretty inexpensive alternative.Now, if it's truly the hardcore wargame (like Microarmor, Fire in the East, Advanced Squad Leader, PanzerBlitz, anything Napoleanic, etc) that you're seeing more of than RPGs, then I'd be surprised. I think old wargame grognards are still smarting that they've been in decline for 30 years now... and yet they're still surviving somehow.</blockquote>

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