Fun to Lose - how opponents' skill levels affect gameplay experience (Topic Discussion)

I don't mind losing. In fact, when I play with my weekly game
group, I usually lose. There are very few board games that I am
confident that I will win or at least have a good chance of
winning. However, there is something interesting I noticed
recently. Irrespective of whether you're a sore loser or gracious
winner, I think it is true that gameplay experience changes
depending on the skill level of the other players. Playing the
same game with people who are as good at a game as you just feels
different to playing it with people who are better than you or
worse than you. In this article, I want to investigate this a bit
further.


Read the full article here:
https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/11/28/fun-to-lose-how-opponents-skill-levels-affect-gameplay-experience-topic-discussion/


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