I used to think you had to win to have fun at board game nights. Then a guy at a cafe in Austin just kept laughing when I blocked his best move.

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Totally get that. My group used to be super competitive until we tried a co-op game like Pandemic. Watching everyone scramble to stop outbreaks together, even when we lost, was way more fun than just one person winning. It changed the whole vibe.

tyler_hernandez14h ago

Read an article once about how losing can actually help you learn a game faster. That guy laughing in Austin gets it, it's about the play, not the points. Grace_chen is right about co-op games changing the vibe, too. Forced my own game group to try one and now we argue about strategy instead of who's winning. Takes the pressure off.