I finally taught my group a heavy euro game and they just wanted to talk about snacks

Honestly, last night I busted out my copy of Terraforming Mars after months of hyping it up. I spent like 20 minutes explaining the rules, showing them how the cards work, and setting up all the little cubes. Everyone nodded along, but the second I said 'start your first generation,' my buddy Tim goes, 'Hey, did anyone try those spicy pickle chips from that new brand?' By the end of the night, we had played maybe two rounds and spent the rest of the time ranking every store-bought salsa in the tri-state area. I learned that some groups just vibe better with party games, no matter how good the strategy game is. Has anyone else had a total flop when trying to introduce something heavy?

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kelly_west741d ago

Is it really that serious though?

phoenix_thompson43d ago

Man I feel this so hard. I had almost the exact same thing happen with Scythe last year. I spent a full afternoon setting up the board and explaining the combat system, and then my friend just started telling everyone about this artisanal popcorn company her cousin started. We never even finished the first round, just ate popcorn and looked at the cool mech minis. It stings when you put all that work in and everyone's brain just checks out for snacks.

irismartinez3d ago

Looked at the cool mech minis and ate popcorn" should be the tagline for 90% of my board game nights. At least the popcorn was probably good, assuming her cousin isn't a total hack.