As board games help improve relations

The popularity of board games is increasing worldwide. It is not surprising, because they not only develop the brain, but also help to communicate better with others.

In the US city of Indianapolis hosts the annual gaming festival Gen Con, which was organized back in 1968. On it are represented tabletop role, strategic and other games for all tastes. Gen Con is visited by tens of thousands of people, and on the 50th anniversary of the festival for the first time were sold out.

The popularity of the festival due to the fact that the board game lovers can relax from the cares of the XXI century, immerse yourself in your favorite world of adventure and socialize with other people.

Table games allow players to enter into a controlled state of conflict. Even if a person loses, the process still gives him pleasure. In it awakens passion, because in this game can win even a novice.

Professor of film and media studies, Mary Flanagan (Mary Flanagan) saidHow Board Games Conquered Cafes. That board games encourage people to remember the rules, but at the same time do not allow to forget about justice.

Since ancient times, the game showed how social structures influence the course and results of the competition.

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

required several people participate according to the rules of board games. They are all the time are there, in contact with each other and share experiences from the game. And in today's world we all rarely manage to get together with friends and acquaintances at the same table and just talk without the use of smartphones. This means that board games to help acquire important communication skills, improve relationships and learn to trust other people.

In addition, table games require participants to strategic thinking and wits. And exactly these skills will be useful to you in real life.