With every passing year I’m less and less tempted by the new, especially when it comes to RPG’s. I still love RPG’s and play RPG’s but I’ve hit a point where I’m pretty good with my cultivated collection. I think partly because I side with the more traditional side of gaming and the RPG influx tends to be more narrative driven it’s got to really stand out to even draw my attention, this seems to be double so on the indie/kickstarter side of the thing where it’s more like new game of the week.

On board games I’m a little more willing to take changes and follow the new. Board games in terms of investment in time and group dynamics have a much lower entry barrier. I also can feel some what accomplished after one or two plays of it and even if I don’t play it again for 6 months it’s cool, because unlike an RPG the continuous flow doesn’t matter.

I also find each board game experience to be more individual then re-skinning the same RPG engine over and over again.