by Eeeville
Boots01 wrote:
I agree with the idea that most card games can't really 'open out' for you until you've played them enough to see many, many different card interactions. But "really understanding" the available strategies in a game is not a necessary precondition for enjoying that game.
That's why this sort of criticism really bothers me. The OP (and me, for that matter) may not have played the game enough to "really understand" it - but we have played the game enough to make an informed decision about whether we want to play it more. That is a legitimate position! Telling us that playing it a hundred times will make us like it doesn't obviate the fact that we won't necessarily enjoy those hundred games. You don't have to "really understand" a game to decide whether you would rather play something else.
Reviews are to help people make up their mind about a game. Only in a critical review like this one are you going to find out if the game is for you. Point is, people trying to decide if they like this game aren't always going to decide to buy it based on what it's like after 50 plays.
That's why this sort of criticism really bothers me. The OP (and me, for that matter) may not have played the game enough to "really understand" it - but we have played the game enough to make an informed decision about whether we want to play it more. That is a legitimate position! Telling us that playing it a hundred times will make us like it doesn't obviate the fact that we won't necessarily enjoy those hundred games. You don't have to "really understand" a game to decide whether you would rather play something else.
Reviews are to help people make up their mind about a game. Only in a critical review like this one are you going to find out if the game is for you. Point is, people trying to decide if they like this game aren't always going to decide to buy it based on what it's like after 50 plays.
This same principal can be said for board games.