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January 16, 2015
The Gaming Obsession of the Green Bay Packers:
Which game do the Green Bay Packers obsess over during their down time? Madden 15? Poker? Dominoes? Something a little more...nerdy.
It's certainly a better game than Monopoly, but they might want to consider branching out a bit. The whole 'nerds' thing doesn't really apply to Settlers any more, as it has pretty much become a mainstream board game at this point. Now, if they start breaking out the old Avalon Hill version of Dune, then you can start talking about how nerdy they are.
posted by ursus_comiter at 10:14 AM on January 16, 2015
I'm pretty sure it would be considered "nerdy" among the those deep in the football culture/workplace.
It's also a perfect gateway game for more of those German-designed board games as well.
posted by grum@work at 10:35 AM on January 16, 2015
No music allowed and they're drinking filtered water. Will they be ready for the viaduct mess and the stadium noise when they get to Seattle?
posted by beaverboard at 10:35 AM on January 16, 2015
The game's popularity among the Packers is due in part to the lack of other things to do in town.
Can confirm. Though, I doubt there's a franchise with better hunting/fishing options. There is probably a tree stand within five miles of the stadium and the bay is full of walleyes right now.
posted by tron7 at 11:05 AM on January 16, 2015
The whole 'nerds' thing doesn't really apply to Settlers any more, as it has pretty much become a mainstream board game at this point.
Yeah, I was heartened to see that they patronize a local gaming store for it, given that you can get Settlers at Target these days.
posted by Etrigan at 11:25 AM on January 16, 2015
It's also a perfect gateway game for more of those German-designed board games as well.
Of which I own like 3 that have never been played because they sound like good ideas but all require at least 3 people and it's a tough sell*: "Let me get this straight, you want to play a game about electricity?" Which makes me think if the baby promises to go back to sleeping through the night, maybe I can talk my wife into a little beer and Hanseatic League trading!
* This is actually a complete goddamn lie as there's a coffeeshop in town that has board game nights exactly for this kind of thing but it's at least 3 minutes away plus 13 months is apparently early to be designating someone a Latch Key Kid.
posted by yerfatma at 02:38 PM on January 16, 2015
Now I have visions of 300-lb linemen making "I got wood for sheep" jokes around a table.
5 more years, yerfatma. Started our youngest on Carcassonne at 6, he lapped it up.
posted by deflated at 12:02 AM on January 17, 2015
My son's girlfriend introduced my wife and I to the game last week. We had a nice foursome playing, some good Malbec wine, and homemade guacamole. The game is rather intricate. I could understand the basics pretty quickly, but it took longer for me to pick up on w strategy that would increase win probability. My wife had a good bit of trouble with it. She's not dumb, but is not the analytic type that the rest of us are. She finally got pissed off, chugged her glass of wine, slammed down her cards, and loudly quit. Too bad. We probably won't play the game any more, and I really liked it.
posted by Howard_T at 01:01 AM on January 17, 2015
This is pretty cool. Now, if they were playing Cosmic Encounter that would be really cool.
posted by Hugh Janus at 09:06 AM on January 17, 2015
The game's popularity among the Packers is due in part to the lack of other things to do in town. Green Bay is the smallest town in the NFL. "We're always looking for something to do, it's cold. No one wants to go outside, better find something," Flynn said. "And this is a great game."