Hi.
My name is Lady of Carcassonne and I hate “party games”. They are not really
games. There is no real strategic aspect to them. They are fluff. Not even
filler games, but pure fluff. I think they are a waste of the title of game.
Most of them are silly, forced interactions with people. I am fine with people not being as into
strategic and Euro games as I am, but please don’t pretend these are real
games.
Examples.
Apples to Apples. I use to like this game. I
never loved it. I would never offer to play it, but it did not turn me off as
much as it does now. Now whenever anyone wants to play it I want to run the
other way. Unless you play with
people you know well, it’s hard to “play to the person”. I don’t get the point in just throwing
something out there just to see if they like it the best (no really Helen
Keller isn’t as funny as you think it is). Also this is a game people want to
play FOREVER. No please stop this game after you get 10 cards or whatever it
says in the rule. This game is so intellectually boring to me, I often play
total random card draw unless I really know the people. Even among hardcore
gamers, there is a thought of “Hey, I know you aren’t a gamer, but you’ll love
Apples to Apples.” Do not fall into this trap. No. No. NO. If your friends,
acquaintances, coworkers, and/or whomevers are not gamers try to start them off
with Carcassonne or Settlers. Or just accept they are not gamers.
Trivial Pursuit. I consider myself a smart
person, but just straight answering trivia questions is not fun for me. Yes it
isn’t fun even if I know the answer. Seriously there is not strategy here. You just answer the
questions. No betting on the answers or anything. I guess that’s why I never
really got into Jeopardy. Yes this
game is more intellectual. But really what is the point?!
Honestly
I’d rather play Candy Land or Monopoly with a little kid than a party game.
Why? I can use it as a teaching experience. That’s what the intellectual part
of those games are for me. Yes the games might not be hard for a twenty
something year old who loves strategic games, but I can teach the kids the
importance of counting, thinking ahead, etc. If I can’t play a real strategic
or Euro game, I consider teaching kids about games a better use of my
time than some silly party game with a bunch of adults.
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