Complete boardgame geek here.
Back in secondary school (F.1), a few big brothers introduced me to D&D in the chess club... then I joined a group they formed a year ago, "Game's Life". It's an interest group under
Charitas, we used Charitas' resources (just the rooms and some storage) and we gave volunteer work (bazaar, house cleaning for the elderly) in return. The aim of the group was to promote a healthy hobby - boardgames, and make friends in the process.
We did a lot for the group... we (a bunch of secondary students) bought all the games ourselves (the fund from Charitas is only good for serving drinks), and we published some leaflets and delivered them to nearby schools' chess club ourselves.
But no... most people in HK do not like to learn boardgames. For some, even the simple and short rules like Uno or Upwords will bore them to death - yes, they play Uno, but not according to the rules, instead they use their own ridiculous house rules (e.g. you get to hold at least 1/3 of the deck because you're unlucky, and they find no problem with that kind of play). They will fall asleep if you try to teach them any of the Settlers, or walk off to watch TV if you try Quests of the Round Table. For others, it's because of language barrier. HK has *no* game companies... only *toy* companies. So all the boardgames we played are imported. Most contain too much text (cards) to be translated.
So we only had a little more than a dozen members... soon people quit because of these:
1. Exam
2. Too much English
3. Other hobbies / Lost interest
4. Mom said no (for younger ones)
5. GF
So after 10 years the group is no more... and only 8 of us left. Most are the ones who formed the group.
We still buy new boardgames and get together and play now and then, but not as frequent as a boardgame geek would like to.
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