Board Games And Video Games
Judy Ramsook
May 14, 2009
When I was growing up, a few of my adult relatives introduced me to Board games such as: Monopoly, Clue, Boggle and even UNO, just to name a few.
And those games proved to be quite entertaining if you had two or more persons with whom you could play them. But I soon realized that if you did not have all that company all the time, that trying to play one of these Board Games just by yourself, meant that the fun factor was not exactly there.
And for this reason I am grateful for the great minds that created the video game genre of entertainment. This article is not about a sharp critique about Board Games, but rather a slight comparison between Board Games and Video Games.
Now, I will admit that when I first got used to the original NES controller and that Super Mario Bros. video game, I was pulled in to the world of video gaming.
And even though that game came with a two player mode option, many people quickly realized that if you were also alone, you could play this game, quite unlike your regular Board Game in which you had to throw a die or two, wait for it or them to come to a complete stop then move your symbol along the board that corresponded with the number(s) on the die or dice.
There were no special sound effects that made that more entertaining. Just you, your fellow players and the Board Game. In addition, there was also no character that ran, jumped and stomped on the enemy on your television screen or the portable video game system of your choice.
The good aspect about Board Games? You don´t need electricity or a television to connect the board to, nor do you need a battery power charger like most portable video gaming systems come with today.
All you need is a few friends or relatives who want to play that Board Game too.
But what happened if you were having all that fun playing your Board Game with your friends and everyone had to leave.
The gaming fun ended, but that is not always the case with your average video game.
That basically means, you could play your video game any time you wanted, providing you had the free time to do so, and you did not need to wait around for added company like you would if say, you wanted to play a Board Game like Monopoly, Clue or UNO.
The video game allows players to entertain themselves and even though today, the internet and the world of online gaming seemed to have changed the single player mode in some video games, it´s good to know that you can still pick up that controller or portable video gaming system and enjoy yourself if there is no one around to play one of those games with you.
And those games proved to be quite entertaining if you had two or more persons with whom you could play them. But I soon realized that if you did not have all that company all the time, that trying to play one of these Board Games just by yourself, meant that the fun factor was not exactly there.
And for this reason I am grateful for the great minds that created the video game genre of entertainment. This article is not about a sharp critique about Board Games, but rather a slight comparison between Board Games and Video Games.
Now, I will admit that when I first got used to the original NES controller and that Super Mario Bros. video game, I was pulled in to the world of video gaming.
And even though that game came with a two player mode option, many people quickly realized that if you were also alone, you could play this game, quite unlike your regular Board Game in which you had to throw a die or two, wait for it or them to come to a complete stop then move your symbol along the board that corresponded with the number(s) on the die or dice.
There were no special sound effects that made that more entertaining. Just you, your fellow players and the Board Game. In addition, there was also no character that ran, jumped and stomped on the enemy on your television screen or the portable video game system of your choice.
The good aspect about Board Games? You don´t need electricity or a television to connect the board to, nor do you need a battery power charger like most portable video gaming systems come with today.
All you need is a few friends or relatives who want to play that Board Game too.
But what happened if you were having all that fun playing your Board Game with your friends and everyone had to leave.
The gaming fun ended, but that is not always the case with your average video game.
That basically means, you could play your video game any time you wanted, providing you had the free time to do so, and you did not need to wait around for added company like you would if say, you wanted to play a Board Game like Monopoly, Clue or UNO.
The video game allows players to entertain themselves and even though today, the internet and the world of online gaming seemed to have changed the single player mode in some video games, it´s good to know that you can still pick up that controller or portable video gaming system and enjoy yourself if there is no one around to play one of those games with you.
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