Theme, Repeated

It's no secret that I'm sick to death of board games being stuck in a thematic rut. I'm barely excited any more to play any game that has anything to do with controlling a fantasy hero that stabs monsters and gets a +1 sword. I've got my favorite games that do that already, and it's a huge disappointment that there's few designers out there, at least published ones, who are willing to do something different and explore some new themes for a change. I don't know whether it's a fear of taking risks or just the simple fact that most designers are inspired solely by other board games, but either way I challenge anyone working in designing or publishing today to bring us games about _new_ subject matter.