National Board Game Day. Celebrated on April 11, the holiday aims to elevate tabletop games to the lofty heights of appreciation they deserve.
Historical evidence suggests we’ve been playing games since time immemorial, or at least since survival gave way to spare time.
A 5,000 year old grave mound discovered in Turkey contains the archeological remains of an early board game complete with bone dice, hand carved animal tokens and game pieces made of shells.
A healthy cure to boredom and a helpful aid in working through complex family dynamics. board games got a shout out in Geoffrey Chaucer’s medieval magnum opus, “The Canterbury Tales” and a saw a resurgence in popularity during the bleak end times of the COVID-19 lockdown.In honor of smug winners and sore losers and the absolute sadists who designed to make the play time of Monopoly EVEN LONGER, we’re bringing you our list of the zodiac signs as board games.
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