So you\u2019ve vaguely heard about this board game business, but you\u2019re unsure of why you would ever want to tear yourself from logging hours on Steam to want to actually play them.<\/p>\n
After all, board games are dorky and old-fashioned, and how can a stupid board compete with 1080p graphics, right?<\/p>\n
Wrong! Board and video games have way more in common than you think.<\/p>\n
Chances are, if you\u2019re a gamer, you\u2019ll love playing board games too. Here are just a few reasons you should consider taking the plunge.<\/p>\n
Remember multiplayer games in the dark days before we had reliable internet connections? Yep, I\u2019m talking about LAN parties.<\/p>\n
You and your friends used to get together to eat questionable snacks, cracking wise and mercilessly beat each other at whatever game you couldn\u2019t get enough of at the time.<\/p>\n
Board games offer a chance to relive those kinds of social experiences \u2013 chilling with mates and using what you know about them to try and outfox them.<\/p>\n
Many board games make use of this face-to-face interaction in a way that video can\u2019t, incorporating elements of deception, bluffing and outright treachery.<\/p>\n
Because the hobby is growing at such an insane rate, you\u2019ll probably find at least a few of your gaming friends are already doing the tabletop thing.<\/p>\n
Chances are you\u2019ll have a ready-made gaming group to try board games out.<\/p>\n\n\t\t