Why Improving A Board Game Can Actually Be A Bad Thing
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Are second editions or reprints a bad thing? By most consumer responses the answer would seemingly be yes…but why does this idea only affect the board game hobby and not other sectors? There are pros and cons to making a new addition, but I believe that the pushback of new editions tends to disincentivize creators to ever improve their games. So let's talk about that.
TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:05:12 - Why Do We Even Have This A Conversation?
0:07:01 - Familiarity With The Product
0:08:36 - Board Games Are Communal
0:09:45 - Crowdfunding
0:11:40 - Our Games Aren’t Always Played
0:13:43 - Board Games Aren’t Perceived As Technology
0:14:41 - Customer Dissapproval Disincentivizes Creators To Improve Their Products
0:16:08 - How Can We Resolve This?
0:16:22 - Creators Can Release Upgrade Packs At Cost To Previous Backers
0:17:27 - Creators Can Stagger Releases
0:19:45 - Don’t Back If You Don’t Want to Be An Early Adopter
0:21:17 - Don’t Back Things If You Won’t Play Right Away
0:23:10 - Wrapping Up
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