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    Devin Hahn

    Devin Hahn creates video content for BU Today, Bostonia online, and The Brink. He is a producer, a cameraman, an editor, and, under duress, a writer. Profile

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There are 4 comments on BU Board Games Club: More Than Just a Roll of the Dice

  1. Great video!

    Seem like the group is taking their own advice- enjoying the games and hanging out with other humans. Humans, as it turns out, are a lot of fun!

    We are in a golden age of board game design. There are a lot of great video games out there, so this generation of board game designers use that as a starting point, and make games that do things that video games can’t, or aren’t suited to, and the result is good times for everyone.

    Social games, strategy games, quick games, long games- there are all sorts of neat ideas being produced. I was pretty impressed by the great library of games they seem to have at the club- that and a built-in player base! Who could ask for more?

  2. Well done segment.
    I like how the students emphasize the social aspect of games, especially cooperation and learning to lose or win with some grace. Anyone who has played video-based games online recently, knows this crucial aspect can be pretty awful (name calling, people purposely acting super-annoying, the list goes on). Interesting topic, well presented.

    1. Physical board games aren’t safe from unsavory players. For every good sport, there can be a bad one, or someone who acts petty or plays cynically to the detriment of everyone’s fun. Friendships can sour very easily over a boardgame!

  3. Modern board games are fine, but I have long wondered why BU does not have a chess club. Among the thousands of students from all over the world, I suspect there are a substantial number who would enjoy a regular opportunity to play chess on campus and perhaps even compete in intercollegiate tournaments.

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