15 Life Lessons

From ClassicBoard GamesBy: Nathan Young

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You would have thought that video games would kill the board game market. If you

think that playing games in front of a screen has ended board games forever,

you are wrong!

Thanks to shows like TableTop hosted by Wil Wheaton on YouTube and Family Game Night

hosted by Todd Newton on Hub Network, board games have been enjoyed by more and

more people. Yes, geeks and nerds love playing board games as much as video games, card games, and RPG Games.

Also, every geek/nerd convention usually has gaming where you can join in and play a wide

variety of board games, card games, RPG Games, and video games. Plus, board games are a great family activity that are fun for the entire family!

You often see Hasbro promotingFamily Game Nights!

So, if you can’t play with Wil Wheaton on TableTop or play classic Hasbro games on

Family Game Night, you can still enjoy a wide variety of classic and new board games! Just about anyone would love to join you and your

family/friends for a game!

As you can see, there are hundreds of board games you can play today! In this

presentation, I am sharing 15 life lessons from some classic board games you probably

played while you were growing up! So, get your dice and roll right along!

Learning About Words

1

Scrabble taught you words and how to spell the words. But today, how many of you let spell check correct your

mistakes?

Scrabble

Sweets Are Cool & Yummy

2

Candy Land taught you about taking turns, and it also taught you that candy and sweets are really, really,

really good!

Candy Land

You Want To Rule The World

3

Risk taught you all the steps necessary for world domination. But, unless you want to be picked up,

don’t think about it!

Risk

Don’t feel Sorry!

4

Sorry! taught you that knocking someone out during the game is something you experience in life, like

seeing others being laid off while you keep your job, you think back to Sorry!

Sorry!

Passing Go! Is Cool

5

Monopoly taught you what it takes to invest in real estate, but today, how many of you actually invest in

real estate?

Monopoly

Mysteries Are Addicting

6

Clue taught you about how to solve a crime. But did Clue really teach people about how addicting mystery

dramas are?

Clue

The Ultimate Geek/Nerd Game

7

Chess taught you to think far ahead in the game and make the right moves, or soon your king and queen

was gone!

Chess

The Easy Geek/Nerd Game

8

Checkers taught you how addicting and easy it was to win in this game. The best part was when you got to

say “King Me!”

Checkers

The Horrors Of Adulthood

9

The Game Of Life taught you about what it would be like being an adult, and that money rules everything

else sadly.

The Game Of Life

Opposites Attract

10

Chutes and Ladders taught you that climbing ladders was actually fun, but sliding down chutes was painful

and hard.

Chutes And Ladders

Sinking Boats Was Great

11

Battleship taught you how satisfying it was to sink your opponent's battleships. Unless your battleships was

sunk first!

Battleship

Went To School For Something Else

12

Operation taught you why you did not go to school to be a surgeon. Did you think those weird parts were in

your body?

Operation

Building Something That Didn’t Work

13

Mouse Trap taught you the ins and outs of building things, and how hard it was to get the contraception to

work properly.

Mouse Trap

Strategy Can Be Satisfying

14

Connect 4 taught you a new way to play tic-tac-toe. It also taught you ways to take advantage of your

opponent!

Connect 4

Bad Drawings Can Be Funny

15

Pictionary taught you how bad your drawings and artwork was to get the correct answer. But the

drawings was funny too!

Pictionary

See, there were some life lessons you learned from playing classic board games. But with the wide variety of board games available

today, anyone can learn some great lessons, and have some fun at the same time. Board

games are here to stay!

Schedule a time when you can play a current or classic board game with co-

workers, family, or friends. You will be glad you did!

In Closing

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