“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Gustav Jung (Father of Analytical Psychology)
The one biggest hope #Covid19 has given the world, in spite of its disastrous strike, is to bring individuals and families together. The concept of family, familial traditions and togetherness has surged to an all-time high, recovering and giving strength in these adverse times.
In the wake of a quarantine period, which was initially meant to be for a short time, and then becoming an indefinite and a continuous mandate, people have learned-to-live, as the saying goes. One of humanities’ greatest assets is the ability to adapt and thrive. New patterns of living, new experiences and a whole wave of resurgence has replaced the old ways.
From nuclear to nucleus
“One of the biggest changes I see now is how families have developed increased bonding, inter-dependent activities, holistic approach to an otherwise individualistic mode. This creates a great sense of wellbeing, and increases contentment for all members, especially children,” Dr Geetha Simha, Medical Consultant at various IT Organizations and Enterprises across Bangalore.
The loss of an established routine, a daily interaction with diverse people and an exposure to external conditions has now given way to a closed-in circuit, which has to energize itself to happiness. Board games at home has now been brought out of the closet into the living room, across the globe.
Revival of the Board Games Tradition
Board games have been played by all societies and all cultures and have been part of the collective consciousness of humanity. The earliest board game known to humanity is the Senet from ancient Egypt. The Senet is depicted in a fresco belonging to as early as 3000 BC. The gameboard is a grid of 30 squares, arranged in three rows of ten and has two sets of at least five pawns each. Mehen is another Egyptian game with a coiled-snake-shaped board, played with pawns and small marbles. However, not much is known of the rules and strategies of these games.
The oldest artefacts of board games come from the East, going back 6000 – 10000 years ago, during the Neolithic Age. Some stones or plaster slabs pecked with rows of shallow divots have been unearthed. This perhaps served as mancala-like games. During the Bronze Age, a 5000-year old grave in Turkey discovered 49 small stones, sculpted and painted to resemble animals along with dice and tokens. Many games belonging to the Aztec empire have been uncovered patolli with pebbles, mat painted with squares and so on.
In India, the Fatepur Sikhri Fort built by King Akbar has a complex called the Pachisi Courtyard. It is said that during festivals this whole courtyard was used to actually play the game Pachisi. Other games like Chaturanga, Backgammon, Gyan Chaupar were an intrinsic part of the Indian culture throughout the princely reign in India. Indian ambassadors present chaturanga to Khusrow I, King of Persia, finds mention in various Persian manuscripts.
Indian art has always depicted games, especially among Gods. Many historical places have Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati playing a game of dice. In Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, there is a sculpture that portrays Shiva and Parvati playing the game. It is said that 3rd Century text, Kamasutra of Vastsyayana lists skills at dice and other games among the 64 polite arts of a human being.
Board games were almost forgotten, with adults and children banking heavily on gadgets, social media and outings. The erstwhile tradition which brings people of all ages together for a ‘precious time of togetherness’ was almost extinct.
Covid19 has forced these games now out of the shelves and are now literally dust-free, as families rejoice their evenings and afternoons playing games! Board Games can include all family members, is highly engaging and teaches adults and children, many lessons on team bonding, sportsmanship, art of winning and losing and above all, gifts peals of laughter!
Traditional Games in India
Every culture has its own tradition of games that have developed over generations. Some of these names, hitherto unknown are now resurging back to life. As a result, there is a surge in demand for Board games, globally. In India, too, there is a huge rise in interest for these games. Board game owners, and stores are now prepping up to fulfil the orders across the length and breadth of the country.
Sunanda, a 72-year old grandmother, now spends her evenings with her teenage granddaughter Aarya, and the games include kavade, kuntepille popular as hopscotch and of course, storytelling. 8-year old Eesha, after returning this summer from the US, is learning about traditional games and activities at her maternal grandmother’s home in Kottayam, Kerala. She has just tried her hand at Pallankuzhi, a game played by two players, with a rectangular board of 146 counters, two horizontal rows and seven vertical columns.
Types of Board Games
There is a huge list of the types of games people can play indoors. Monopoly, Chess, Carrom Board, Puzzles, Scrabble, Snake&Ladder, and more have emerged as top favourites across generations.
Scrabble is the perfect game for enriching vocabulary and improving focus, and Pictionary enhances the skills of visualisation and creative thinking along with memory building. While playing the game is fun, it gives the much-needed exercise for the brain.
Playing board games aids, the development of essential cognitive skills, decision making, strategic thinking, logistics, reasoning and analytical thinking. Studies have shown that playing also stimulates the brain functions like memory formation, and helps in the development of complex thought processes.
Playing board games also builds other skills that may have a direct bearing on the individual’s personality like patience, learning to respond in a stress-free manner, become responsive than reactive and more! It also significantly develops the creativity quotient and adds a whole lot to the individual’s self-confidence.
Pagade, popularly known as the Traditional Indian Board Game, enhances strategy and reasoning skills. Another interesting game is the Navakankari, a game that induces curiosity, enhances reasoning and strategic skills in children. Also called as Nine Men’s Morris, this game can be played by anyone over 5! Alu Guli Mane or Mancala, another traditional game and is easy-to-carry-around too. Chowka baara is one of the oldest and most popular games in our cultural history. You must definitely get hold of it, if not already.
And then, there are games we have always played whose traditional names you may not be aware of. Ashtapada, a very old game almost like the Chess, played with 8/8 grid of squares and is mentally invigorating. Chaturanga, another form of the Chess was popular in ancient times, and did you know that the very popular Snakes and Ladders, is called Moksha Patam or Parama Padam.
Saalu Mane Ata or Char-Par in Kannada and is popular as Navakankari in various parts of India. A game that requires 2 players, where each player is given 9 coins who try to achieve as many points as possible by getting 3 coins in a row on the game board. It is a complex game that requires strategic thinking.
For Ameya, a 26-year old Marketing professional, returning from Germany to pursue her career in India meant a sense of deep-rootedness. She did not want to lose her connect, and in the process has been learning folk songs, enhancing her culinary skills for forgotten recipes too. Ameya chanced upon some interesting games played inside homes or in the porches including Gutte (played with 5 stones), Chaupat (a variation of the dice game, with a colourful cloth-made board). The pieces to play with are made of wood and some are even decorated or made up with intricate artwork. She actually pulled it off from the dust-filled trunk in the attic, while accidentally looking for black and white photographs. She’s been able to reconnect with her aging grandmother just with the games, played almost in silence and great concentration.
The interaction, trust and bonding increases when the games force people to play with the rules and of course, win.
National Game of India
Pachisi, is called the national game of India, played on a board and shaped like a symmetrical cross. A player's pieces move around the board based upon a throw of six or seven cowrie shells. The name of the game comes from the Hindi word pachis, meaning twenty-five, the largest score that can be thrown with the cowrie shells. Thus, this game is also known by the name Twenty-Five.
Historians believe it to have been originated around 4th Century AD. This game comes from Chauhar, a game played even today in Indian homes. It is said, that in royal Princely India, when the kings and princes were out in the wars for months together, the queens, would bond with the local women, domestic help and play these games for hours, as way of relaxing and passing time.
INDIAN MEMORY FULL OF BOARD GAMES
The collective cultural memory in India is splashed with a vast repertoire of board games. Of course, the one ranking high in popularity and recall is the board game played in Mahabharata. In the Rg Veda, 14 verses called Aksha Sukta is dedicated to dice game; the turning point in the epic Mahabharata happens during this game. Traditional games were classified as Counting games - Aliguli Mane (Mancala), War games - Chaduranga & Sixteen Sepoys, Race game - Pagade, Chauka Bara & Panchi,
Alignment games - Nava Kankari & Kattam Vilayattu, Hunt games - Adu Huli Ata & Ane Kattu, Solitary game - Nakshatra Ata & Seethadevi Ata and Morality games - Paramapada & Devi Sayujya Ata. New concepts in board games is picking up the heat. Re-roll, is a Bangalore-based board games collective that has lots of people glued in.
GAMES ALIEN TO THE INTERNET CITIZENS
The entire generation that is born, growing and stuck to the Internet may not be aware of these games. To them, games have always meant ‘virtual.’ Interestingly, the internet too offers intelligent games, engaging and challenging ones to seekers. The one quality that will be missing is the touch-and-feel element. One of the biggest aspects of physical board games is that it brings people together, it teaches diverse life skills, unconsciously and above all, makes playing fun and light.
Board games are said to sharpen the individual’s thinking and response time. It greatly reduces stress in individuals and the family, as a whole. It is a great intervention to help a child’s holistic development. It is said to increase cognitive skills, enhances brain functions, improves strategic thinking, and more importantly, problem solving – a key life skill needed for our children, to cope with stressful environments or situations.
Resurgence of Board Games due to #Covid19
Millennials are interestingly taking a ‘digital break’ and sitting on the floor playing board games, now, as they are finding means and ways to deal with the overwhelming #Covid19 scare.
The #Covid19 scare has literally frozen people from all that they would call ‘normal.’ People started exploring ways to give them and their families comfort, a relief from all sorts of stress as a result of a complete change in lifestyle.
Story Telling
Another major revival of a deeply personal, engaging and impacting experience is that of storytelling. The curtains are drawn up again on this imaginative and vivid experience especially for younger children. With more time available for parents in the later evenings or nights, this activity has gained lot of interest and revival. “I started telling stories to my 7-year old every night, especially a few days after the lockdown began. Now she refuses to sleep without a new story from Indian mythology or Jataka tales, it has become a pattern. I actually read up some original stories myself to ensure I give her a satisfying experience,” says a banker mother of two, Anitha.
It is also a new experience, globally, to have so many people together at home, for long periods of time. In the urban context, especially, there is hardly an opportunity where this kind of togetherness happens unless there is a festivity or a celebration. One of the most natural leanings and inclination was to pick up the board games to set the evenings, literally going!
There are interesting stories, or puzzles rendered in old folk songs, or light-songs sung in various regional languages. This treasure-trove keeps the children’s minds active, invigorating as they struggle to decipher the meaning and the sheer pleasure of solving the puzzle is equally exciting. These are small snippets sung in melodious tunes. Make sure you access the CDs or song collections and make it a part of your engagement activities for young kids.
MODERN BOARD GAMES
Board games are back even as more families are now bringing it back to the living rooms. There are a set of modern board games that are ruling the roost right now! Carcassone involves two – five players, is a deceptively simple game with a competitive spirit at its core. Fog of Love, a romantic comedy board game where players create fictional characters and drive the story to a happy ending. Azul, a challenging game where players compete to build the most aesthetic laid, pleasing square of tiles. Gloomhaven, another riveting game involves players teaming up for hours of fantasy adventure! Others include Splendor, Ticket to Ride, Catan, 7 Wonders, Patchwork and more.
Modern board games are entertaining, competitive, challenging and complex in nature. Concepts of probability, analytical skills, negotiation, handling stress are engrained in the game, so-to-speak!
Board Games Growth Trends
Industry experts and observers are saying that the global market for board games will cross $5.81bn during 2020 – 2024. This year itself, it is estimated to specifically grow over 25% considering that people are spending more quality time at home, in the light of #Covid19.
There is a surge in demand and it is interesting to note that the demand has risen across the globe, especially with the continuing seasons of #Covid19lockdown. The opportunities the games provide for collaboration, engagement and early learning seems to be one of the key factors driving the demand during the lockdown.
Rediscovering simple pleasures!
Psychiatrists and psychologists are observing trends across the world that unfortunately is brimming with loneliness and depression, frustration and agitation, inability to cope with the new ‘free time’ or ‘long lonely hours’ inside a home or a facility. Panic attacks, bouts of anxiety, low motivation, inability to concentrate and connect with the new paradigm are some other experiences, people are citing in the context of the lockdown. This has to be dealt with in as natural ways as possible, to ensure that there are no deep or intense wounds caused by months of a changed lifestyle.
Modern games, gadget-driven games, games at pubs are all experiential and marked by speed and excitement. The hallmark of traditional board games is irreplaceable for many reasons – including that they are made from natural products like wood, clay, cloth, fibre, recycled paper, cardboard and plant material. Some games are played on the floor and involve creative designs and artwork too. There is absolutely no e-waste and the experience are entirely human, taking interaction, bonding and emotions to new heights.
Irrespective of the cause, board games have only gifts to give people. A simple act of sitting together, staying away from gadgets and bonding over a game, is now precious. Inadvertently, people especially children learn to live with diverse people, understand differences and learn to accept them.
So, go on, play a board game NOW.
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BOARD GAME CATEGORIES
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Gustav Jung (Father of Analytical Psychology)
The one biggest hope #Covid19 has given the world, in spite of its disastrous strike, is to bring individuals and families together. The concept of family, familial traditions and togetherness has surged to an all-time high, recovering and giving strength in these adverse times.
In the wake of a quarantine period, which was initially meant to be for a short time, and then becoming an indefinite and a continuous mandate, people have learned-to-live, as the saying goes. One of humanities’ greatest assets is the ability to adapt and thrive. New patterns of living, new experiences and a whole wave of resurgence has replaced the old ways.
From nuclear to nucleus
“One of the biggest changes I see now is how families have developed increased bonding, inter-dependent activities, holistic approach to an otherwise individualistic mode. This creates a great sense of wellbeing, and increases contentment for all members, especially children,” Dr Geetha Simha, Medical Consultant at various IT Organizations and Enterprises across Bangalore.
The loss of an established routine, a daily interaction with diverse people and an exposure to external conditions has now given way to a closed-in circuit, which has to energize itself to happiness. Board games at home has now been brought out of the closet into the living room, across the globe.
Revival of the Board Games Tradition
Board games have been played by all societies and all cultures and have been part of the collective consciousness of humanity. The earliest board game known to humanity is the Senet from ancient Egypt. The Senet is depicted in a fresco belonging to as early as 3000 BC. The gameboard is a grid of 30 squares, arranged in three rows of ten and has two sets of at least five pawns each. Mehen is another Egyptian game with a coiled-snake-shaped board, played with pawns and small marbles. However, not much is known of the rules and strategies of these games.
The oldest artefacts of board games come from the East, going back 6000 – 10000 years ago, during the Neolithic Age. Some stones or plaster slabs pecked with rows of shallow divots have been unearthed. This perhaps served as mancala-like games. During the Bronze Age, a 5000-year old grave in Turkey discovered 49 small stones, sculpted and painted to resemble animals along with dice and tokens. Many games belonging to the Aztec empire have been uncovered patolli with pebbles, mat painted with squares and so on.
In India, the Fatepur Sikhri Fort built by King Akbar has a complex called the Pachisi Courtyard. It is said that during festivals this whole courtyard was used to actually play the game Pachisi. Other games like Chaturanga, Backgammon, Gyan Chaupar were an intrinsic part of the Indian culture throughout the princely reign in India. Indian ambassadors present chaturanga to Khusrow I, King of Persia, finds mention in various Persian manuscripts.
Indian art has always depicted games, especially among Gods. Many historical places have Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati playing a game of dice. In Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, there is a sculpture that portrays Shiva and Parvati playing the game. It is said that 3rd Century text, Kamasutra of Vastsyayana lists skills at dice and other games among the 64 polite arts of a human being.
Board games were almost forgotten, with adults and children banking heavily on gadgets, social media and outings. The erstwhile tradition which brings people of all ages together for a ‘precious time of togetherness’ was almost extinct.
Covid19 has forced these games now out of the shelves and are now literally dust-free, as families rejoice their evenings and afternoons playing games! Board Games can include all family members, is highly engaging and teaches adults and children, many lessons on team bonding, sportsmanship, art of winning and losing and above all, gifts peals of laughter!
Traditional Games in India
Every culture has its own tradition of games that have developed over generations. Some of these names, hitherto unknown are now resurging back to life. As a result, there is a surge in demand for Board games, globally. In India, too, there is a huge rise in interest for these games. Board game owners, and stores are now prepping up to fulfil the orders across the length and breadth of the country.
Sunanda, a 72-year old grandmother, now spends her evenings with her teenage granddaughter Aarya, and the games include kavade, kuntepille popular as hopscotch and of course, storytelling. 8-year old Eesha, after returning this summer from the US, is learning about traditional games and activities at her maternal grandmother’s home in Kottayam, Kerala. She has just tried her hand at Pallankuzhi, a game played by two players, with a rectangular board of 146 counters, two horizontal rows and seven vertical columns.
Types of Board Games
There is a huge list of the types of games people can play indoors. Monopoly, Chess, Carrom Board, Puzzles, Scrabble, Snake&Ladder, and more have emerged as top favourites across generations.
Scrabble is the perfect game for enriching vocabulary and improving focus, and Pictionary enhances the skills of visualisation and creative thinking along with memory building. While playing the game is fun, it gives the much-needed exercise for the brain.
Playing board games aids, the development of essential cognitive skills, decision making, strategic thinking, logistics, reasoning and analytical thinking. Studies have shown that playing also stimulates the brain functions like memory formation, and helps in the development of complex thought processes.
Playing board games also builds other skills that may have a direct bearing on the individual’s personality like patience, learning to respond in a stress-free manner, become responsive than reactive and more! It also significantly develops the creativity quotient and adds a whole lot to the individual’s self-confidence.
Pagade, popularly known as the Traditional Indian Board Game, enhances strategy and reasoning skills. Another interesting game is the Navakankari, a game that induces curiosity, enhances reasoning and strategic skills in children. Also called as Nine Men’s Morris, this game can be played by anyone over 5! Alu Guli Mane or Mancala, another traditional game and is easy-to-carry-around too. Chowka baara is one of the oldest and most popular games in our cultural history. You must definitely get hold of it, if not already.
And then, there are games we have always played whose traditional names you may not be aware of. Ashtapada, a very old game almost like the Chess, played with 8/8 grid of squares and is mentally invigorating. Chaturanga, another form of the Chess was popular in ancient times, and did you know that the very popular Snakes and Ladders, is called Moksha Patam or Parama Padam.
Saalu Mane Ata or Char-Par in Kannada and is popular as Navakankari in various parts of India. A game that requires 2 players, where each player is given 9 coins who try to achieve as many points as possible by getting 3 coins in a row on the game board. It is a complex game that requires strategic thinking.
For Ameya, a 26-year old Marketing professional, returning from Germany to pursue her career in India meant a sense of deep-rootedness. She did not want to lose her connect, and in the process has been learning folk songs, enhancing her culinary skills for forgotten recipes too. Ameya chanced upon some interesting games played inside homes or in the porches including Gutte (played with 5 stones), Chaupat (a variation of the dice game, with a colourful cloth-made board). The pieces to play with are made of wood and some are even decorated or made up with intricate artwork. She actually pulled it off from the dust-filled trunk in the attic, while accidentally looking for black and white photographs. She’s been able to reconnect with her aging grandmother just with the games, played almost in silence and great concentration.
The interaction, trust and bonding increases when the games force people to play with the rules and of course, win.
National Game of India
Pachisi, is called the national game of India, played on a board and shaped like a symmetrical cross. A player's pieces move around the board based upon a throw of six or seven cowrie shells. The name of the game comes from the Hindi word pachis, meaning twenty-five, the largest score that can be thrown with the cowrie shells. Thus, this game is also known by the name Twenty-Five.
Historians believe it to have been originated around 4th Century AD. This game comes from Chauhar, a game played even today in Indian homes. It is said, that in royal Princely India, when the kings and princes were out in the wars for months together, the queens, would bond with the local women, domestic help and play these games for hours, as way of relaxing and passing time.
INDIAN MEMORY FULL OF BOARD GAMES
The collective cultural memory in India is splashed with a vast repertoire of board games. Of course, the one ranking high in popularity and recall is the board game played in Mahabharata. In the Rg Veda, 14 verses called Aksha Sukta is dedicated to dice game; the turning point in the epic Mahabharata happens during this game. Traditional games were classified as Counting games - Aliguli Mane (Mancala), War games - Chaduranga & Sixteen Sepoys, Race game - Pagade, Chauka Bara & Panchi,
Alignment games - Nava Kankari & Kattam Vilayattu, Hunt games - Adu Huli Ata & Ane Kattu, Solitary game - Nakshatra Ata & Seethadevi Ata and Morality games - Paramapada & Devi Sayujya Ata. New concepts in board games is picking up the heat. Re-roll, is a Bangalore-based board games collective that has lots of people glued in.
GAMES ALIEN TO THE INTERNET CITIZENS
The entire generation that is born, growing and stuck to the Internet may not be aware of these games. To them, games have always meant ‘virtual.’ Interestingly, the internet too offers intelligent games, engaging and challenging ones to seekers. The one quality that will be missing is the touch-and-feel element. One of the biggest aspects of physical board games is that it brings people together, it teaches diverse life skills, unconsciously and above all, makes playing fun and light.
Board games are said to sharpen the individual’s thinking and response time. It greatly reduces stress in individuals and the family, as a whole. It is a great intervention to help a child’s holistic development. It is said to increase cognitive skills, enhances brain functions, improves strategic thinking, and more importantly, problem solving – a key life skill needed for our children, to cope with stressful environments or situations.
Resurgence of Board Games due to #Covid19
Millennials are interestingly taking a ‘digital break’ and sitting on the floor playing board games, now, as they are finding means and ways to deal with the overwhelming #Covid19 scare.
The #Covid19 scare has literally frozen people from all that they would call ‘normal.’ People started exploring ways to give them and their families comfort, a relief from all sorts of stress as a result of a complete change in lifestyle.
Story Telling
Another major revival of a deeply personal, engaging and impacting experience is that of storytelling. The curtains are drawn up again on this imaginative and vivid experience especially for younger children. With more time available for parents in the later evenings or nights, this activity has gained lot of interest and revival. “I started telling stories to my 7-year old every night, especially a few days after the lockdown began. Now she refuses to sleep without a new story from Indian mythology or Jataka tales, it has become a pattern. I actually read up some original stories myself to ensure I give her a satisfying experience,” says a banker mother of two, Anitha.
It is also a new experience, globally, to have so many people together at home, for long periods of time. In the urban context, especially, there is hardly an opportunity where this kind of togetherness happens unless there is a festivity or a celebration. One of the most natural leanings and inclination was to pick up the board games to set the evenings, literally going!
There are interesting stories, or puzzles rendered in old folk songs, or light-songs sung in various regional languages. This treasure-trove keeps the children’s minds active, invigorating as they struggle to decipher the meaning and the sheer pleasure of solving the puzzle is equally exciting. These are small snippets sung in melodious tunes. Make sure you access the CDs or song collections and make it a part of your engagement activities for young kids.
MODERN BOARD GAMES
Board games are back even as more families are now bringing it back to the living rooms. There are a set of modern board games that are ruling the roost right now! Carcassone involves two – five players, is a deceptively simple game with a competitive spirit at its core. Fog of Love, a romantic comedy board game where players create fictional characters and drive the story to a happy ending. Azul, a challenging game where players compete to build the most aesthetic laid, pleasing square of tiles. Gloomhaven, another riveting game involves players teaming up for hours of fantasy adventure! Others include Splendor, Ticket to Ride, Catan, 7 Wonders, Patchwork and more.
Modern board games are entertaining, competitive, challenging and complex in nature. Concepts of probability, analytical skills, negotiation, handling stress are engrained in the game, so-to-speak!
Board Games Growth Trends
Industry experts and observers are saying that the global market for board games will cross $5.81bn during 2020 – 2024. This year itself, it is estimated to specifically grow over 25% considering that people are spending more quality time at home, in the light of #Covid19.
There is a surge in demand and it is interesting to note that the demand has risen across the globe, especially with the continuing seasons of #Covid19lockdown. The opportunities the games provide for collaboration, engagement and early learning seems to be one of the key factors driving the demand during the lockdown.
Rediscovering simple pleasures!
Psychiatrists and psychologists are observing trends across the world that unfortunately is brimming with loneliness and depression, frustration and agitation, inability to cope with the new ‘free time’ or ‘long lonely hours’ inside a home or a facility. Panic attacks, bouts of anxiety, low motivation, inability to concentrate and connect with the new paradigm are some other experiences, people are citing in the context of the lockdown. This has to be dealt with in as natural ways as possible, to ensure that there are no deep or intense wounds caused by months of a changed lifestyle.
Modern games, gadget-driven games, games at pubs are all experiential and marked by speed and excitement. The hallmark of traditional board games is irreplaceable for many reasons – including that they are made from natural products like wood, clay, cloth, fibre, recycled paper, cardboard and plant material. Some games are played on the floor and involve creative designs and artwork too. There is absolutely no e-waste and the experience are entirely human, taking interaction, bonding and emotions to new heights.
Irrespective of the cause, board games have only gifts to give people. A simple act of sitting together, staying away from gadgets and bonding over a game, is now precious. Inadvertently, people especially children learn to live with diverse people, understand differences and learn to accept them.
So, go on, play a board game NOW.
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BOARD GAME CATEGORIES