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Tried to teach my sister Terraforming Mars and she fell asleep
I spent two hours setting it up in my living room and explaining the rules, but she was out cold by the third generation. I learned that not everyone finds engine-building as exciting as we do, even with the Prelude expansion to speed things up. How do you introduce heavy games to people who usually just play Codenames?
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joseph_bailey23d ago
Oh man, I totally disagree... Terraforming Mars is a slow burn, but that's the whole point. You're building something over time, and seeing it all come together is the fun part. Maybe starting with something like Wingspan is a better step up from party games, it's still an engine builder but way simpler. Some people just don't have the patience for a long game, and that's okay.
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craig.parker1mo ago
What if the real problem is that Terraforming Mars is just boring? Maybe she had the right idea.
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evancarter1mo ago
Honestly, is this why we keep starting projects and then just give up halfway through?
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