I’ve never really understood the split between card gamers, role play gamers and board gamers. (I won’t even try to bridge the computer/tabletop divide here)

I love all three types of table games and can jump one to the other no problem. But there are board gamers that decry RPGers, card gamers that slam both of them…it is weird. It seems like the success of all of the tabletop games benefits the others.

Plus there seems to be an increasing synergy between the board and RPG worlds. There are more and more cooperative games popping up. Arkham Horror and Descent for example. WOTC 4E looks to be doing it even more, bringing its’ mini game more in line with its’ role playing properties.

I’m not sure if this is good or bad, but it does seem to be where the industry is drifting.