Last week, I wrote about how different aspects of time can affect your game purchases. In the comments, a few people mentioned that often, the people that you game with are more important in getting a game to the table than the playing time.
I definitely agree with that, and planned to write an article on how you should consider the people you game with when you are acquiring games, so that you can get the most gaming mileage out of your purchasing power. Problem is, Gaming groups are as different and unique as a blood spatter.
So, I thought about my own gaming group and realized that I never consider their tastes when acquiring games, and that is because their tastes are so varied that nearly any game I buy I can usually get to the table with someone. That is when it dawned on me that it isn't that important to consider people when acquiring games, if you did a good job of considering the games you like when you acquired the people in your game group.