05-14-2005, 03:14 PM
Mithrandir,May 14 2005, 01:24 AM Wrote:I have yet to meet anyone who plays board games for any other reason than to kill a random hour or two, so I don't know if they can really be qualified as hobbies that one would put the same number of hours into as a video game, sport, etc.
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Oh, there's people who put a whole lot of time into playing board games. We're not talking "Sorry" though. Most gaming conventions have a board game element. When I went to Origins, I met people who travel around the country to play board games at a tournament level. Needless to say, they clobbered me. :P
When you're at the extreme of traveling around the country to play, it's certainly not going to be a cheap hobby. But there is a middle ground. I enjoy playing board games myself, and not just because I'm bored. :P
Now, finding a decent (old) copy of Robo Rally, that's an expensive hobby!
Why can't we all just get along
--Pete
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