Beeinflusst dich Spielmaterialausführung bei der Kaufentscheidung?
🇩🇪 Original in German
Hey, as I posted last time, the game material is often a deciding factor for me when buying a game—even if I don’t know much about it. No doubt games like Everdell look cute or the eggs in Wingspan, resources in Arnak, etc., but do you buy games for that too?
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JA - Spielmaterial ist sehr wichtig für ein gutes Spiel!25,5 %12
NEIN- Papptoken sind genauso gut!2,1 %1
Weder noch - ist mir komplett egal!2,1 %1
JEIN - Spielmaterial ist ok aber es ist nur ein Teil für ein großartiges Spielgefühl78,7 %37
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I did vote yes, but it also heavily depends on the genre for me—with dungeon crawlers, I find it more important for immersion, so I paint all my minis... but with Euros, like *The Castles of Burgundy*, the standard components are fine for me since the mechanics are the priority.
I love immersive materials, but personally, I think it's nonsense to spend a ton of money on upgrades. That's why, even with big titles that cost a lot, I'm not willing to drop even more cash on figures (like 3D-printed or wooden ones) when simple cardboard stands are included and work fine gameplay-wise.
At the same time, I’ve got a good friend who swears by this stuff—including a proper gaming table—and it’s always a blast to play a Eurogame with the right materials.
Yeah, I feel the same way—lots of good games already come with pretty solid materials. Paying an extra 1/3 of the price or more just for upgrades doesn’t make sense to me... and if I had to, I’d rather go for inlays since those often have room for improvement.
I voted "Jein" because I've learned that games with super game material aren't automatically super. I'd rather have a really well-executed game with simple materials that I can pimp out later if it's really good, than having to pay too much money for a bad game.
Bin also part of the "jein" faction.
For me, it's more like I usually buy the games normally and only if I really like them and play them a lot, I check if there's better game material for them.
For example, I've been thinking for a while whether to get the Deluxe or Gamefound Edition for Robinson Crusoe.
I'm also on the fence...
I usually prefer games that have a more "classic" look over those with "modern" plastic minis.
See the old What's Your Game stuff...
With Spirit Island, I found that mix of wood and plastic—even if it was intentional—just awful somehow...
Das "Auge isst mit" fits for me in a figurative sense also with board games. But just for that reason I wouldn't buy a game either. Often I print out material myself (3D printing), if the cardboard tokens don't appeal to me.
I just voted. Went with B, but I think the game components are important—well-made cardboard figures (we just had those in Quest) are way better than unpainted plastic minis. I loved the thick cardboard disks in Fateforge too.
When I play a game I really like, I prefer to have the best possible game components. Not at any cost, but if it's a good upgrade, then why not? I haven't regretted replacing all the cardboard tokens with wooden ones in Spirit Island so far.
Hmm, well, I’d rarely buy a game just for its fancy components. First, I always check out the game board or cards to see if I like what I see—the style, whether it fits the theme I’m after, and if it captures the vibe I’m looking for.
But if I already like a game’s theme and look in a crowdfunding campaign, I’ll sometimes chip in a bit more to snag nicer components or figures—like wood or plastic instead of cardboard tokens. That alone wouldn’t make me buy a game, though.
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🇩🇪 Original in German
I did vote yes, but it also heavily depends on the genre for me—with dungeon crawlers, I find it more important for immersion, so I paint all my minis... but with Euros, like *The Castles of Burgundy*, the standard components are fine for me since the mechanics are the priority.
🇩🇪 Original in German
I love immersive materials, but personally, I think it's nonsense to spend a ton of money on upgrades. That's why, even with big titles that cost a lot, I'm not willing to drop even more cash on figures (like 3D-printed or wooden ones) when simple cardboard stands are included and work fine gameplay-wise. At the same time, I’ve got a good friend who swears by this stuff—including a proper gaming table—and it’s always a blast to play a Eurogame with the right materials.
🇩🇪 Original in German
I voted "Jein" because I've learned that games with super game material aren't automatically super. I'd rather have a really well-executed game with simple materials that I can pimp out later if it's really good, than having to pay too much money for a bad game.
🇩🇪 Original in German
Bin also part of the "jein" faction. For me, it's more like I usually buy the games normally and only if I really like them and play them a lot, I check if there's better game material for them. For example, I've been thinking for a while whether to get the Deluxe or Gamefound Edition for Robinson Crusoe.
🇩🇪 Original in German
I'm also on the fence... I usually prefer games that have a more "classic" look over those with "modern" plastic minis. See the old What's Your Game stuff... With Spirit Island, I found that mix of wood and plastic—even if it was intentional—just awful somehow...
🇩🇪 Original in German
Das "Auge isst mit" fits for me in a figurative sense also with board games. But just for that reason I wouldn't buy a game either. Often I print out material myself (3D printing), if the cardboard tokens don't appeal to me.
🇩🇪 Original in German
I just voted. Went with B, but I think the game components are important—well-made cardboard figures (we just had those in Quest) are way better than unpainted plastic minis. I loved the thick cardboard disks in Fateforge too.
🇩🇪 Original in German
When I play a game I really like, I prefer to have the best possible game components. Not at any cost, but if it's a good upgrade, then why not? I haven't regretted replacing all the cardboard tokens with wooden ones in Spirit Island so far.
🇩🇪 Original in German
Hmm, well, I’d rarely buy a game just for its fancy components. First, I always check out the game board or cards to see if I like what I see—the style, whether it fits the theme I’m after, and if it captures the vibe I’m looking for. But if I already like a game’s theme and look in a crowdfunding campaign, I’ll sometimes chip in a bit more to snag nicer components or figures—like wood or plastic instead of cardboard tokens. That alone wouldn’t make me buy a game, though.