Remember when game nights meant a big box of Monopoly and a bag of chips?

Back in 2010, my group's whole collection fit on one shelf, mostly stuff like Risk and Clue. Now, after a decade, we have a whole wall of games, from worker placement to legacy campaigns, and we spend more time reading rulebooks than eating snacks. What was the first 'modern' game that made you realize this hobby had changed for good?

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drew8051mo ago

You're describing a real change, aren't you? That shift from snacks to study time hit my group with our first deck-builder. The rulebook just became the main event.

perez.mia1mo ago

Reading rulebooks more than eating snacks" is a painfully accurate way to put it. For me, it was trying to learn Terraforming Mars and realizing the snack bowl was still full three hours later. The hobby definitely shifted from social hangouts to quiet study sessions.