Originally Posted by
Ken at Sunrise
This may be off topic but here I go and........... Please, please no one take this wrong, no on take offensive. It isn't meant mean or anything like that; it is just an observation. This is one of a couple of things that bother me just a bit.
I'm in the corner of fun first and history is okay if the person is interested (see my post above). I know to many history is one of, if not the, reason they got into this game. But it seems that occasionally the way players give advice to new players makes the history seem a bit heavy handed. Almost a turn off. Perhaps I'm being a bit thin skinned, but I've seen this happen a few times here and at BGG. If someone says that want a balanced game they often get a lot of comments about how terrible balance is, history first, etc. and few that help. Not that combining a fun game and history isn't a good thing, it is a great thing. That's why my wife prefers this over X-Wing. But a little more balance (hehe) in how we talk to new players who may not share your love of history (or shapeways) as others. Just a thought, hope I didn't upset anyone.
P.S. Sharing the love of history is fantastic. I do want to say that I agree with that. Sharing a game with someone who doesn't care about the details of history only the theme of the era is also great.