by KingD21
Ultimately 2 valid thoughts:1) No point in convincing b/c the person is already going into the game negatively -- end result will not be favorable
2) Its dumb for someone to out-right deny a game b/c it's consider 'fantasy' w/o even giving it a shot or invest a little bit of time to realize the 'fantasy' is merely the visual.
Obviously OP wants to share his Small World experience to his family. Maybe in your gaming groups, you can be players choice (no bitching). Rotate the players choice, obviously! Ultimately, you can NOT please everyone or else Dominion is the only game you will ever play.
I can't believe I'm saying this (b/c I'm very competitive in games) -- but board gaming is more about the people playing then the game itself. I've replayed games I dislike b/c someone else loves it.