I think it may have to do with upbringing and when we were all small.....I grew up pre-computer with my nose firmly in books most of the time which enabled me to develop a highly refined imagination (I 'see' and 'hear' the story rather than simply read dry words) and so board games were more of a learning of strategy than imaginative sortees. Computer games are immediate visual gratification. You can immerse yourself into the graphcs, become one with the engine and not be required to manually construct the worlds. It's a shame, really.
I'm by no means saying pc-gamers are imagination-deficient!!! (they are some of the most imaginative I've ever seen) I just think it's a different mindset altogether these days. I know I immensely enjoy the fantasy AD&D type pc games but still can be found with my nose in a book more often than not
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