The New Old - classic games vs the cult of the new (Topic Discussion)

<p>Like a lot of people, the board game hotness excites me because it potentially offers new mechanisms or clever twists on something familiar. Sometimes a new game draws me in because it has my favourite setting. When I finally hold the new game in my hands, the excitement continues when I read the rulebook, set up the game and pull levers or push buttons to see what happens. Yet, as amazing as new games often feel, the ones I return to most often are games that have become familiar friends. Somehow, knowing them so well has not made them any less interesting, but it has changed what I enjoy about them.</p><p><strong>Read the full article here:</strong> <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/08/18/the-new-old-classic-games-vs-the-cult-of-the-new-topic-discussion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/08/18/the-new-old-classic-games-vs-the-cult-of-the-new-topic-discussion/</a></p><p><strong>Useful Links</strong></p><ul><li><em>Tapestry</em> review: <a href="/2019/11/09/tapestry-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/11/09/tapestry-saturday-review/</a></li><li><em>Knarr</em> review: <a href="/2024/07/20/knarr-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/07/20/knarr-saturday-review/</a></li><li><em>The White Castle</em> review: <a href="/2026/04/04/the-white-castle-digital-eyes/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/04/04/the-white-castle-digital-eyes/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Music</strong></p><p>Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>)</p><p>Games We Used to Play by | e s c p | <a href="https://www.escp.space">https://www.escp.space</a><br><a href="https://escp-music.bandcamp.com">https://escp-music.bandcamp.com</a></p><p>Day Ahead by Joe Crotty | https://soundcloud.com/joecrotty<br>Royalty Free Music by <a href="https://www.free-stock-music.com">https://www.free-stock-music.com</a><br>Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)<br><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US</a></p><p><strong>Support</strong></p><p>If you want to s