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Finding the Perfect Family Game

Posted by michael on from the hungry-hungry-hippos dept.

kowalski1971 writes "Some poor soul with far too much time on his hands has decided - in an attempt to increase sales at his toyshop - to calculate the formula for the perfect family game. Apparently it is, 0.22a + 0.17f + 0.153n + (0.12c - 0.1g) + 0.1s + 0.09e + 0.06d + 0.054l + 0.05m + 0.011c = pfg ...and which game came out top? Cards. So much for the increased sales then."

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  1. Simpler formula by C17GMaster · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I notice that most of those factors are vaguely defined at best... "Fun factor?" Get real! As long as we're pulling qualitative numbers out of the air, why not design a simpler system? Perfect Family Game = 1.0g, where "g" is the "goodness level." Practical, huh?

  2. cards by gotem · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Cards" is not a game
    a game is poker, bridge, blackjack etc.
    which card game are they talking about?

  3. Toy stores do not sell "games" by tepples · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Cards" is not a game

    But it is game equipment. Toy stores do not deal in "games" as such but rather game equipment. A pair of decks of 52 cards can be used for 100 plus well-known games, which may figure into the decision that cards are nearly optimal game equipment.