Why DND is not popular in China

The following is from Zhihu

First, dnd has no foundation in China. The reason why it is popular abroad is that in the era of dnd, there were not even video games, so there was a huge demand for entertainment. Part of it is solved through board games. So not only DND, but also all board games were popular in the United States at that time, but China did not have this period. From the beginning, everyone had other entertainment options, such as video games, movies, outdoor sports, and social software, so At this time, board games, including DND, no longer have the best time to break out in China.

Secondly, the threshold of DND is higher than that of ordinary board games. There are three thick rule books alone, and you may not be able to run after reading them all. It will scare away most players who want to give it a try. Relatively speaking, the cost of learning a killing game or Three Kingdoms is much lower.

Thirdly, DND needs to gather enough people. In a game of Three Kingdoms, you can gather 4 or 5 people at will, but DND needs to gather a fixed 4 or 5 players who are very familiar with the rules, which increases the difficulty a lot. .

Fourth, the output rate of a good city leader is low. After the output, the energy is limited and it is impossible to lead more groups.

The above four points are the biggest reasons why dnd cannot become popular.

Finally, I think some answers are forced. DND is not a "card rule" at all. It makes people laugh when I say it. dnd is a tabletop playing rule. It has nothing to do with cards, but there are indeed card games derived from dnd, but dnd itself has absolutely nothing to do with cards. Also, the rules of DND also include part of the world view, so novels like Dragonlance are DND novels. The original Dragonlance was also adapted from the content of running groups, so Dragonlance is indeed a product and inseparable part of the DND system. part. In other words, it’s true that Dragonlance is a novel, but this novel was originally adapted from the story of a dnd running group. I really don’t know where the “different rules” come from. As a board game that has influenced RPG games in Europe, America and Japan, dnd is indeed an achievement. That guy said, "Only nerds play it when they grow up." In fact, there are many dnd players who are really not nerds. I have given examples before. George Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, is a dnd fan. Basketball star Duncan of the Spurs, as well as celebrities in the financial field, actors, etc., DND is very popular abroad. At least if you grab someone on the street and ask him what DND is, he will not say, "This is a DND." card game”. Maybe it's not as popular now as it was in the 1970s, but it's still a game that's still influential and getting better.

Although this game will not be popular in our country, I still love it very much. Will keep running. May the gods in heaven bless all adventurers.