Arm0redPanda t1_j1gn73n wrote on December 24, 2022 at 4:47 AM

Some ancient games will likely persist. I expect Go to make it (AI has made it more interesting, not less), Chess might make it (AI was rough here, but variants are fairly popular).

Board games as a concept will continue. There's a lot of exciting work in that space, combining digital and physical, or porting concepts from one realm to another. They are also great for human interaction, and a lot of emerging tech is about enabling human interaction via new mechanisms

Sports are always going to exist in the physical realm. They will continue to evolve though; in two hundred years, I doubt we will recognize them. I think the big question here is what role will people play in the VR and digital equivalents - Will we be players, or take the role of Coach/Team Leader?

HR2achmaninoff t1_j1iglih wrote on December 24, 2022 at 5:00 PM

I think chess will likely withstand the test of time. We've had a huge resurgance in the popularity of the sport over the last couple years, despite the fact that computers have been completely dominant for about 2 decades

MrCyra t1_j1gven7 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 6:16 AM

Combining board games with digital is somewhat iffy. Sure there are games that did that great, but it can be risky. For example if game uses app and it goes down under the game might become unplayable. Some people want to get away from screens while playing and some people fear aggressive monetization that could be introduced into essential board game app. So there is some pushback against digital elements.

Although complimentary implementations were wildly successful. Narrator apps for campaign games are great, helper apps, that reduce set up time and speed up gameplay are wildly popular.