The most popular board games among Germans, according to this survey from 2019 by the market research company Statista Hasbro to promote some of his titles. Frequent players now have to be very strong, because their favorites are not reflected in the survey results. This isn't particularly surprising: after all, it's mainly small-time and family gamers who make up the majority of the “scene”.
Statista surveyed just over 1.000 people between the ages of 18 and 64 in 2018 to determine the "most popular parlor games in Germany". The results were then published around the SPIEL'19 in Essen. The survey is no longer completely fresh, but it can be assumed that the answers today were hardly different. That of all things Hasbro Using the survey for PR purposes is not surprising, as several of the toy giant's titles are in the top 10 most popular board games.
"Don't worry" beats them all!
If you look at the actual question in the Statista survey, it quickly goes away with “particularly popular”: “Which of these classic board games do you have at home?” was the specific answer. Topping the list is the classic: Don't be annoyed, a board game that can be found in 77 percent of the households of those surveyed. Memory and Monopoly are tied for second place. “Classic games are still very popular. Anyone who wants to have an entertaining time playing with family and friends often chooses the games from Hasbro Gaming that have been tried and tested for years,” writes Hasbro itself. Monopoly, The Game of Life, Taboo, Risk, Trivial Pursuit and Cluedo by Hasbro According to an independent Statista survey, gaming was one of the ten board game favorites among Germans.
Somehow that's true. At Hasbro, they also know why some simple titles are as successful as they are: "Although new games always offer more unusual and complex game principles, most people associate classic parlor games with the best memories and experiences, because we know that fun is guaranteed here . The rules are
known to almost everyone and it can be played straight away without much preparation.”
Quick entry, quick fun, short play times, everyone happy. The classics evidently stand for something that is often disregarded with increasing popularity of more complex board games: immediate fun. No regular course of study, no playing times of several hours - even if that is what makes the hobby so attractive for experts and connoisseurs. Playing board games is also a matter of taste - this applies in one direction, but also in the other.
And there must be something to these classics that are hated by frequent gamers but are so consistently represented on the market. A Christmas without her? Hardly imaginable. Non-gamers who give board or card games as gifts often choose titles that are popular in everyday life - especially when it comes to giving gifts to other non-gamers or occasional gamers. Monopoly, Taboo and Cluedo were and remain “door openers” for the first steps in a hobby that can be increased in complexity almost at will. As a frequent player you may laugh at the classics, but for many beginners they are the first points of contact with the scene. And with a bit of luck, you'll get excited about the hobby. Today's Monopoly has mutated years later on the table into a Brass: Lancashire; Those who used to like risk play now Star Wars: Rebellion or Twilight Empire.
Hasbro Gaming takes the Christmas business with it - and keeps releasing or modifying the classics. Hasbro Gaming is currently presenting the funny new version of its classic family game Monopoly. In “Monopoly – Wrong Game” counterfeit Monopoly dollars are in circulation and the players have to uncover them with a decoder. In the red-hot, frenetically-heated gameplay KA-BLAB! Hasbro Gaming takes up the popular game mechanics of the classic Tabu and continues them. The turbulent game comes up with 200 category cards for lots of surprises and challenges and ensures fun and thrills at the next family game night. New versions of The Game of Life and Trivial Pursuit are also available with The Game of Life Super Mario and Trivial Pursuit 2010 Edition.
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