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What do you think of the current trend towards prettier games? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works to c/boardgames@sopuli.xyz

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The last 5-10 years have seen an uptick in the trend of games having nicer and shinier bits and pieces. In my mind, the trend is best exemplified by Wingspan, which to me was a fairly average game wrapped in a beautiful package of glossy Cadbury eggs and pretty birds. I'm personally in favour of getting nicer bits and pieces for my games, but they are undeniably having an impact on prices (how much of an impact is something I'd find really interesting, let me know if any publisher has discussed the issue).

What do you think of this trend? Are you in favour of moving back to 100% cardboard chits, or do you like the newer, prettier boardgames?

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[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

I imagine it's a marketing thing; a more "premium" product might appeal to more people (some who might not otherwise be interested if it didn't look nice) and can probably make more profit (which can be critical for a small manufacturer to stay afloat). I'd probably still buy the low budget version if given the option though!