For people who play board games, this is the coldest of takes: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/14...

Monopoly was first called The Landlord’s Game, invented by a feminist to critique capitalism and the hoarding of wealth.

But it turns out that with a few rules tweaks, people like the buying/selling of real estate, and lording their wealth over other players.

It might be best to rephrase it as “The Author is One More Person Participating in the Conversations About Their Work”, but it seems that Barthes wasn’t interested in subtlety

It makes sense to buy the cheaper version first, to see if it’s something you want to keep! I know I’ve bought the deluxe version of games that
I never got good use out of.

I like this game a lot! And I recently found out that they have an expansion - it’s pretty good!!

I don’t know you at all - but Merry Christmas, and here’s to hoping for grand new things in the coming year!

I love the game, but it definitely takes up to 2 hours the first play (I’ve played with 3). Not a super quick game

I like Spirit Island, mostly the process of trying out new spirits. There is a lot of focus on your own stuff instead of collaboration, and I’ve been more interested in direct interaction games recently.

Thanks Scott! I showed this to my students yesterday in my Graphic Novels as Lit class (HS).

Cascadia is great! Always relaxing, and getting large corridors matters more than you think. I liked the expansion too, but it certainly makes the game more thinky.

Yeah - it’s quite similar! I was excited a few times, because some cards are changed enough that that become viable, when they aren’t so good in the digital version. Have fun!