Invest wisely, buy board games
I think Trent nicely sums everything up in just a few short paragraphs!
One of the first pieces I posted here on TGG was right along the same vein; about what we really get as far as our return on investment into the hobby. I was recently talking to a buddy, Coleman, at work and found out that he and his girlfriend love to spend their Saturday nights kicking back with a few adult beverages and a stack of board games. They have a great time but many of their friends think they’re nuts that they’re “just sitting around playing games.” As if they’re watching paint dry…
Maybe I’m just getting old but I have to wonder when did spending time with people you care about, whose company you truly enjoy, engaged in meaningful interaction and having a good ol’ time become a waste? How is that “just sitting around?” I suppose just parking your ass on a barstool watching a game on the tube keeping an eye on the various members of the opposite sex floating past as scenery is a better investment? Don’t get me wrong… I’ve spent many an evening doing just that and had lots of fun but all in all I think I’d have rather been gathered together with my best buds, drinking suds and laughing it up as we duke it out over the latest hot game. But I suppose that just isn’t good enough for some people.
C’est la vie!
