We are a family of hardcore gamers. Well, me, my son, my daughter, and my son’s girlfriend are. My wife and my son-in-law less so. The missus loves family boardgames à la Ticket to Ride, and my son-in-law likes short, fun games with simple rules. I’ve only managed to play D&D once with my wife, and my son-in-law started playing in my Maléfices campaign but dropped out after two or three sessions.
So that was the situation until I convinced everybody to play Arkham Horror (3rd ed.). And that was truly a sensational session— we played the Feast of Umôrdhoth scenario, and even though Arkham Horror is not exactly a role-playing game (your player character does not progress beyond amassing gear, and the choices you make are limited by the scenario) my wife and my son-in-law were completely immersed in our desperate fight against the chthonian horror. Next step, a real role-playing session? [I hear there is an Arkham Horror rpg in the works...]
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