tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post4043191694622935761..comments2023-11-05T03:25:53.239-08:00Comments on Drake's Flames: General Gaming Rant - Fool Me A Lot Of TimesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-50129532677138744542011-09-11T00:28:27.764-07:002011-09-11T00:28:27.764-07:00I hear, over and over and over, that I didn't ...I hear, over and over and over, that I didn't understand the gameThe best orgasm enhancement pillshttp://herbals-discounted.com/orgasm_enhancement_pills.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-58550695927118812332011-08-26T09:23:00.629-07:002011-08-26T09:23:00.629-07:00nice gaming blog .. and nice comments too . i like...nice gaming blog .. and nice comments too . i like it pretty muchBuy Caliplushttp://herbal-trust.com/buy_caliplus.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-23330495473279177062009-01-15T10:29:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:29:00.000-08:00Did you like coffee/beer the first time you tried ...Did you like coffee/beer the first time you tried it?snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040550019526203382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-15375477939134941952009-01-07T16:08:00.000-08:002009-01-07T16:08:00.000-08:00You know, Fitzer, that's a good point. I don't val...You know, Fitzer, that's a good point. I don't value each individual game as much as I probably would if I bought them myself. However, when I get a game I really like, I probably value it more, because I know how rare that is.<BR/><BR/>I suppose if my gaming were limited to just a few games, I would probably try some of them more than once. But there are still lots of real dogs I wouldn't play twice if they sucked the first time.Matt Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293720777403743376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-25461986303820554022009-01-07T08:38:00.000-08:002009-01-07T08:38:00.000-08:00I think this is a symptom of being a game reviewer...I think this is a symptom of being a game reviewer. <BR/><BR/>Like you said, you literally don't have time to invest in multiple plays of *most* games, much less ones that you hate, and you also receive free review copies on a regular basis. I, on the other hand, don't have a chance to play games for free. I'm stuck doing my research on a title at BGG (or on review sites like this one) until I decide if a game is worth a $30-90 risk. If I get as far as actually buying the game, you better believe that I'll be giving it a number of chances before deciding it's not worth my time.TyBannermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241483332119936529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-63724794533522214572009-01-06T18:19:00.000-08:002009-01-06T18:19:00.000-08:00Loved the article, Matt, but had to read it twice ...Loved the article, Matt, but had to read it twice to fully enjoy it! :D<BR/><BR/>At least you know people are reading your blog! <BR/><BR/>Newb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-35580002740622327402009-01-06T17:18:00.000-08:002009-01-06T17:18:00.000-08:00Beyond extreme! What a relief! I guess I can skip ...Beyond extreme! What a relief! I guess I can skip the skydiving-into-a-shark-tank column.<BR/><BR/>I did say 'usually.' I've played games before and said, 'I need to play that again before I know how it works.' But that's not often. I know I played Puerto Rico correctly, and I know I won't play it again. And when I do play a game wrong, I usually (but not always) go back to the rules to see if I missed something. But if I didn't miss something, and I didn't enjoy the game, then I do not need to play it again to make up my mind.<BR/><BR/>Also, there's a big difference between thinking, 'that was OK, and might be worth trying again,' and thinking, 'that was less fun than scrubbing my genitals with broken glass - but maybe it's better if I do it again.' I may not entirely get a game the first time, and need to spin through it again to determine if it was cool, but I can tell in one play if I had a good time. There's an easy litmus test - if I go, 'that was not fun at all,' then I know I don't want to do it twice.<BR/><BR/>It is not my job as a game-buying customer to make a game entertain me. It's the game's job to entertain me. It's my job to read the rules, and to give it a fair shake, but if I hold up my end and the game doesn't deliver, then the game has failed, and I do not need countless replays to determine that the game does, in fact, blow.<BR/><BR/>These things are supposed to be fun. If I do a thing to have fun, and it turns out to be not fun, then I do not do that thing twice. It seems a lot like common sense to me. But then, I also know that I do not like being stabbed with a fork, and it does not take repeated performances for me to come to a decision. If playing a boring game five times makes it less boring for you, then I have to wonder why you bothered. Do you not have any games that are fun? Are you trapped on a deserted island with only two boring Euro games and a stack of audiobooks translated into Dutch? If you have games that are fun, and you play one that is not fun, here's a hot tip - don't play the boring one again.Matt Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293720777403743376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-68261765011142720592009-01-06T13:14:00.000-08:002009-01-06T13:14:00.000-08:00There are games that need several plays in order t...There are games that need several plays in order to understand the mechanics and/or strategy, but good games should offer enough entertainment on the first play to encourage you to pursue further plays.<BR/><BR/>Also, a person with enough experience in playing a variety of games is in a good position to effectively evaluate the "suck quotient" of a game more readily than if he/she/them/we/us/our doesn't have a lot of gaming experience.<BR/><BR/>Finally, Matt's makes a great point that needs to be emphasized: Games should not be work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-90410458968717500172009-01-06T10:17:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:17:00.000-08:00I'm sorry, but using books and movies in your argu...I'm sorry, but using books and movies in your argument does not hold up. You read a book once and you have read the entire book. Unless you intentionally skipped some chapters or paragraphs, you have read the entire book. Maybe a sentence or two you may have misunderstood the meaning, or didn't catch some innuendo, but you read the entire book. There are no hidden chapters. There is nothing you overlooked. It is all there and you read everything.<BR/><BR/>Same with movies. Maybe you didn't see the "dead guy" standing in the background in that one scene of Three Men and a Baby, but you watched the entire movie. You absorbed everything. You could watch it again, but it doesn't change. Maybe you will see the "dead guy" the next time, but otherwise it is the exact same movie and you have already seen every minute of it.<BR/><BR/>Games have depth. Games change from session to session. A game session can be made or broken simply by the type of people you play it with. In most games of the euro variety, it is literally impossible to have experienced the complete nuances or strategy with one play. Yes, some games have clearly unenjoyable mechanics or instantly recognizable faults. However, "you only played it once" is a perfectly legitimate argument against someone with your stance.<BR/><BR/>If I used your ideology, I would have never played Amun-Re for the 30th time (and still love it). I would have quit after my second play and moved on. I wouldn't be loving my current weekly games of Titan, since my first play was absolute misery. I wouldn't have hated, then loved, and then hated Power Grid (but it was fun while it lasted).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-8669482369241785122009-01-06T10:01:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:01:00.000-08:00Amen brother. This is why I generally playtest ga...Amen brother. This is why I generally playtest games at conventions before I drop even a small bit of money on a game. If I hate it, I've saved cash. Of course, it sucks when I liked a game, but no one else in my gaming group does, and it ends up gathering dust on my shelf, just the same.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07623599564665774177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327484429725532216.post-4379355016330361292009-01-06T07:26:00.000-08:002009-01-06T07:26:00.000-08:00This is beyond extreme. You can miss one simple r...This is beyond extreme. You can miss one simple rule that completely changes the game. You can misinterpret something. The blame can, sometimes, rest with you. You are not infallible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com