The history of fantasy games traces back to the 19th century. The origin of fantasy traces back to 1866 with the tabletop game Sebring Parlor Base Ball. Fantasy sports on the subcontinent took off in the latter half of 2010.
By fantasy, what comes to mind?
Do you get mystery, adventure, and an unreal world with magical powers, spells, magical beasts, divine saviors, and potions?
Yet, fantasy is what it is because of certain elements. The absence of these is not fantasy.
Why are the games called fantasy?
Fantasy games have taken a leaf from fantasy stories. To be called fantasy, the games must have five fantasy elements. These elements include Magic, Adventure, Struggle for Mastery, Subgenres/Types, Place/Setting, and World-building. In the fantasy games we play, all these five elements are present in various proportions.
What were the fantasy games like?
The world knew about fantasy games is not what we know as fantasy games today. We envisaged Fantasy games as more like escaping the world and entering the ethereal realm. It is about immersing yourself in its history and people like you know them and are a part of it. Fantasy allows you to get to grips with your new virtual life.
Fantasy games offer an experience that could be ethereal and surreal. You get carried with the fantasy and glide to the desired destination. We packed fantasy games with marvelous adventures that produce an adrenaline rush for the players. The adventure element is widespread in fantasy games. Hence, it is hard to say where you should focus.
Subgenres and types of fantasy
Here is a list of popular subgenres in fantasy games.
- Epic fantasy–is about good vs. evil, exploring plots and themes that are epic and sweeping.
- Dark fantasy–has horror, supernatural, magical, and macabre elements.
- Contemporary fantasy–we place it in the real world. It has magic and other supernatural elements. It blends mundane aspects of present-day life and adds a magical element.
- Urban fantasy–the type of setting is the urban and modern city. It is not the pastoral setting or medieval world of kings and horseback, like in epic fantasy and some dark fantasy.
Meaning of fantasy sports
Fantasy sports in today’s world differ from fantasy games played on the computer. In this version of sports, we notice fewer fantasy elements and more real-world elements.
In this version of fantasy sports, you play with actual sports players. The fantasy part is the imaginary part where you build a team that does not exist in the real world. However, the players in your fantasy team play the game in the real world.
Hence, the fantasy of fantasy sports is only limited to building an imaginary team. The rest of the fantasy sports are real. You pick actual players from real-life and create your fantasy team.
You win points to build teams with the actual players. You can win more points based on how the players perform in the real football or cricket match each week or in a specific game. Fantasy sports have very little to do with the sports like football or cricket. It has more to do with cricket or football players.
Hence, your focus on a fantasy sport is on the actual players of football or cricket or any other game from where you picked the players.
Fantasy sports provide a simulated experience of the game to the users. Daily fantasy sports are quicker and more number and data-driven. It translates into 55% of fantasy sports users watching more sports on TV since they started playing fantasy sports.
Daily fantasy sports team lasts for a single day. Hence, users can build a new squad daily. Users in daily fantasy sports do not get stuck with one team for long.
The interest in fantasy sports is increasing because of attractive cash prizes and rewards. It has triggered the development of more simulation models of sports. It helped users with the prediction of individual players’ performance.
More companies and start-ups launch interactive technologies, fantasy sports sites, web portals, and apps. They can embrace a wider audience among sports teams, fantasy sports leagues, historians, and other sports data users. It has opened up new opportunities for fantasy sports companies to earn more revenue and profits.
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