How board games can improve relationships

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The popularity of board games is growing all over the world. Not surprisingly, they not only develop the brain, but also help you better interact with others.

The American city of Indianapolis hosts the annual Gen Con game festival, which was organized back in 1968. It presents tabletop role-playing, strategy and other games for every taste. Gen Con is visited by tens of thousands of people, and on the 50th anniversary of the festival, all tickets were sold out for the first time.

The popularity of the festival is due to the fact that lovers of board games can take a break from the worries of the XXI century, immerse themselves in their favorite world of adventures and communicate with other people.

Board games allow players to enter a controlled state of conflict. Even if a person loses, the process still gives him pleasure. Excitement awakens in him, because even a beginner can win in such a game.

Film and Media Professor Mary Flanagan speaks to How Board Games Conquered Cafes. that board games encourage people to remember the rules, but at the same time do not let them forget about justice.

Since ancient times, games have shown how social structures affect the course and results of competition.

For example, "Monopoly" was invented to demonstrate the vices of capitalism.

According to the rules of board games, several people are required. They are always nearby, in contact with each other and share the experiences of the game. And in the modern world, we are less and less able to gather with friends and acquaintances at the same table and just chat without using smartphones. This means that board games can help you acquire important communication skills, improve relationships, and learn to trust other people.

In addition, board games require strategic thinking and ingenuity from the participants. And these skills will definitely come in handy in real life.