Win or lose: Does it matter to you?

[Darth Trey]

When it comes to playing with new people I like to have fun and teach them the game. Among friends who already know how to play and have played a few times I an not going to help but I won't be a cutthroat. I don't let people win just to let them win. Dumb. I like losing too ad long as I had fun doing it but...

I must admit that I would love to be a part of PJON's tournament just to test my skill and not feel bad about being totally ruthless.

I like to win. But I have fun losing too.

[Pred]

I think Emp said it best for me and how I feel. FUN first, Win second.

[victor.w]

If I love playing, then I guess I just like winning. It's all fun and games at the end of the day.

[deadrabbit]

with most board games winning isnt everything to me. last night on earth being the biggest one of them. but when i play card games all i want to do is win.

[Old Dwarf]

I enjoy the ride especially in Games that really create a story during play(LNoE,AToE,AH,DQ(ok everyone losses DQ it's part of the charm),
GoW).If I'm playing a "real war game"I want to win-Damit!!

Still a good game win or lose is it's own reward.

OD

[StayPuft]

Who doesn't like to win? So of course, I'd like to win. However, with a good board game, that truly doesn't matter, as long as you have fun. For me, Last Night On Earth is a great example of this.

Of course, I'd still like to win, but with this game, I could not care much less. I just love playing!

That said, I also agree with what some others have said. Games are a lot more fun when they are balanced. That is one thing I love about LNOE. It is usually a pretty good balance, and win or lose, everybody gets to have action, and everybody gets to have fun.

It isn't a lot of fun if a board game is crapping all over one person while giving somebody else all the good breaks. For example, I love the game of Life. It had always been one of my all time favorites (until LNOE came around and blew everything else out of the water). However, I don't think I have EVER even ONCE played that game and not had it completely crap all over one player while giving the other nothing but amazing luck. LOL! I mean, it is completely the luck of the spin, and yet somehow it happens EVERY TIME. I still love the game, but honestly it makes it a lot less enjoyable, for both parties.

[HikariStarshine]

I... have actually started to play games at a less than totally efficient and win-prone level, myself. As nice as it is to win, the other people I game with were starting to notice and comment on the fact that despite being in a group of 4-6 people, I had about a 60% win rate.

Enjoying the win is one thing, but maintaining the group is quite another, and far more important.

[scarydk]

(02-28-2012 10:13 PM)mqstout Wrote:  With LNOE, it's all about the story (moments, chains of events) that unfold during play.

The power of LNoE summed up in one poetic phrase.

[argailwall]

allthough i always like to win , in LNOE i don't care at all, as long as the story goes nice

[StayPuft]

Actually, with Last Night On Earth, a game session in which you lose can actually wind up being even more fun than one in which you won. Granted, this game is always a lot of fun. But, as an example, if you have a game where you win fairly quickly (it can happen sometimes) it's of course still fun...

But a game where you lose, but it is hard fought on both sides and takes nearly if not all of the rounds is even more fun.