Unpopular take: play-to-win mechanics ruin casual game nights

Last month at the Denver meetup, someone brought a heavy euro game and bragged about their 80% win rate. I get it, some folks enjoy the optimization puzzle, but when one player treats it like a tournament and everyone else is just trying to have fun, it kills the table. I'd rather lose to a lucky dice roll than sit through another 2-hour analysis paralysis session. Anyone else prefer games where luck levels the playing field over pure skill-heavy ones?

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daniel47421d ago

Saw a blog post last week about how game groups fall apart when one person treats the table like a ranked ladder. Made a good point that casual players stop coming back when they feel like they're just there to feed someone's ego. That 80% win rate thing sounds like the guy is playing a DIFFERENT game than everyone else. Luck might be random, but at least it keeps things friendly and gives everyone a shot.