Today, board games have become a new kind of collective therapy: get together, laugh, not discuss politics and not look at phones for at least a couple of hours. For this alone, they can be awarded a medal.
MONOGO... SORRY, MOGOPOLY: ECONOMY FOR THE AMATEUR
It all starts with an honest desire to build an empire. And it ends with your best friend buying up train stations, your younger brother being a monopolist in the "blue streets", and you with a mortgage, taxes and prison. Almost like in life, but more fun.
Pros:
You can shout: "Have you forgotten who buttered your sandwiches when you were a kid?!"
Develops financial literacy. Or at least pretends to.
Cons:
The game can drag on until breakfast.
Someone will definitely be seriously offended.
LOTTO: A NEW OLD ENTERTAINMENT
Lotto is like grandma's borscht: simple, satisfying and always to the point. Only now it is played by IT specialists, designers and even those who usually "don't like noisy companies, but came because you invited them."
Advice: make barrels with jokes. For example:
"88 - run for tea."
"44 - tell a fact about yourself that no one knows."
"11 - get a compliment from the neighbor on the right."
Lotto + fantasy = a successful evening.
WHY DOES IT WORK?
An easy way to get closer: people open up while playing, laugh, and even “stern Uncle Yura” unexpectedly becomes a champion in “guess the melody.”
You can involve everyone: grandma, teenager, neighbor, dog (okay, just as an observer).
No pressure: if you want, play, if you want, watch how others get confused by the rules.
WHAT ELSE TO TRY?
“Crocodile” (pantomime is always a hit!)“Alias” (explain a word without saying it — yes, like in the 90s)
“Imaginarium” (visual thinking, surrealism, and a bit of magic)
IN BOTTOM LINE
Games aren’t just fun. They’re a chance to be yourself, remember that laughter prolongs life, and perhaps save an evening when the food is gone and there are no topics for conversation. And if the jokes are also successful, consider the evening a 100% success.