i would say LARPers and roleplayers are far more likeable and in saying that i realize i'm damning my friends and acquaintances who are gripped in board game fever.
roleplayers are at least (usually) hopeless dreamers or romantics - board gamers are ENSLAVED by endless discussion and tinkering with rules, tactics, regulationds and minutae/detritus surrounding an endless onslaught of games and associated miniatures (in extreme cases, worship of the chit). it is a living hell to the casual participant. i hate to get clinical but i can't break it down into humanized slang.