by freddieyu
kaziam wrote:
As far as the defense that "King of Tokyo is not for everybody...blah, blah...rethemed Yahtzee..blah, blah...not for those who want to feel intellectually superior..."
(Deep breath)
Ask yourself this:
If this game was named King of Tokyo Yahtzee, would it have gained any awards on BGG or even have broken into the ratings at all?
If this game did not have Richard Garfield's name attached, would it have made any inroads with hobby gamers?
I suggest that King of Tokyo is a massive BGG groupthink experiment/marketing ploy to see if everyone would buy into a Yahtzee variant being an amazing hobby game with mass appeal.
The million dollar question is:
If you gave King of Tokyo an 8, 9 or 10, how high do you rate Yahtzee?
(Deep breath)
Ask yourself this:
If this game was named King of Tokyo Yahtzee, would it have gained any awards on BGG or even have broken into the ratings at all?
If this game did not have Richard Garfield's name attached, would it have made any inroads with hobby gamers?
I suggest that King of Tokyo is a massive BGG groupthink experiment/marketing ploy to see if everyone would buy into a Yahtzee variant being an amazing hobby game with mass appeal.
The million dollar question is:
If you gave King of Tokyo an 8, 9 or 10, how high do you rate Yahtzee?
If it's not for you, then it's not for you....
I rated KoT an 8.5, but don't give a damn for Yahtzee.
It's also an extremely requested game by my different gaming groups, a game which is in short supply here that I have received offers of trades with items which are worth much more than KoT, but I have of coursed refused.
It is NOT a game I will play EVERYTIME, but as others have mentioned is an excellent filler/opener for the right groups (ie those who take games too seriously, or groups who avoid conflict).