Busy Lives Prompt Speedier Board Games 153
BusylikeBum writes "Michelle Hastings admits she's sometimes cheated to get through a game of Candy Land with her 5-year-old daughter, Campbell. The board game can take just too long, she said. Disney Monopoly is another big offender.
'A game like that, it could literally take you days,' said Hastings, of Holliston, Mass. 'A lot of times, you don't play games because they take so long.' Board game makers are heeding pleas of parents like Hastings and introducing games tailored to busy lives and shorter attention spans that take only about 20 minutes to play." This is especially interesting to me, given the US adoption of more serious, lengthy German board games in the last few years.
Lengthy German board games? (Score:3, Funny)
You mean such as Sprockets: Touch my monkey!?
Cliff's Notes? (Score:5, Funny)
Along with his sidekick Apparent Boy (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Lengthy German board games? (Score:3, Funny)
they last how long?! (Score:3, Funny)
Did anyone else misread this as:
more serious, lengthy German board games which last a few years
?
Re:they last how long?! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:How generous of them. (Score:5, Funny)
Then I announced loudly that I wanted to find a game that would take less than 30 minutes. One of the girls looked at me and said, "Honey, you want one that will take less than 30 seconds," and then they all went "Mmm-hmmm!" in unison and did a head-bob.
I want to know where the hell you guys get your games.
Re:they last how long?! (Score:3, Funny)
"Did anyone else misread this as: more serious, lengthy German board games which last a few years "
Like "Invade Poland!"
Re:Days? (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah! Right...Piccadilly...ROTFL...That anywhere near Marvin Gardens??
You've probably never even been to the eastern seaboard [wikipedia.org] before, have you pal?
Re:Cliff's Notes? (Score:3, Funny)