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| Types of Board Game |
 Title text: I can't believe Candles of Vienna caved to commercial pressure and added the Goku expansion. |
Explanation
This comic is about types of board games.
| Boring | This is a very simplistic and boring board game style, where the players simply move around the board aimlessly. A well known example would be Monopoly (game), and it might be interpreted that Randall himself finds Monopoly boring. |
| Abstract | This board game has more abstract tones, with less of a tangible goal. |
| Hyperspecific Theme | This board game takes place on a specific date and time, and appears to have little room for flexibility. The Congress of Vienna was a gathering of diplomats from many different countries at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. There exists an actual boardgame about the Congress of Vienna, see https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296578/congress-of-vienna, but it has nothing to do with lighting candles. |
| Overcomplicated | |
| Cooperative | |
| Branded | |
| Party | |
| Social Deduction |
Transcript
[There are 8 cells, each with a different type of board game.]
Boring
Megan: Each turn, roll a die and move your token. Turns proceed clockwise around the table until we get bored and go home.
Abstract
Cueball: Each turn, you can place any number of red triangles or blue squares on a hexagon, or move any hexagon to a...
Hyperspecific Theme
Megan: It's October 2, 1814. The Congress of Vienna convenes. You are each in charge of distributing and lighting candles for the opening ball, which was held at these three locations...
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