Have you ever considered the surreality that golf is THE game of Very Important Rich Men, and miniature golf is THE game for middle class people with kids? It’s like an unintentional fuck you from the Everyman to our feudal lords and masters.
@Leucrotta Golf is an extraordinarily space-inefficient game about rich people clubbing their balls as hard as they can. It’s really unnecessary in its entirety, plenty of folks would be thrilled to club rich people’s balls for them, often free of charge.
@kistaro it’s basically halfway between tee ball and fishing, where the point of fishing isn’t catching fish so much as it is hanging out on a boat with friends, drinking.
@Leucrotta At least we have the tiny comfort that ours is by far the more entertaining of the two games.
Also I've never seen a pro golf course with even a HALF decent arcade. XD
@zebratron2084 I think it's because neither golf or miniature golf is about playing the actual game. Rich dudes golf because it's social lubricant, and miniature golf is about keeping the kids entertained. Old Star Wars machine where the TIE fighters shoot asterixes at you? Hazard looks like a Tyrannosaur stomping a crashed flying saucer? Please anything yes.
@Leucrotta Right? I think the actual final score has been acknowledged in maybe ONE game of minigolf I've played in my entire life... and thats because my cousin from Florida was a real (charming) asshole when he was younger. :)
@Leucrotta Mini golf is infinitely more interesting and engaging than golf. Does Tiger Woods need to contend with windmills or animated T-rexes? Never!