We bought the game Kahuna on a sale the other day. I had not researched it thoroughly but the price was right and I had heard good things about it. Even if the game itself is a little to complex for my daughter’s age, I knew the rules were very simple so we started playing it anyways.
A few plays in, a chain reaction revealed itself on the board. At that moment, I was reminded why I love boardgames, especially the old german style games that was popular in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s.
For me it’s not about winning, even though the fact it is a competition does sharpen the mind. The true joy in boardgaming is found in these moments where the game mechanics come together to create an emergent moment you couldn’t easily envision after a straight reading of the simple rules.