It’s an unidentifiable day in the liminal space between Christmas and new year. People are full of cheese and winter colds passed between family members. Then someone pulls out a board game, and the world inhales.
The games scene has gone from naff or tedious options that only serve to cause tension at family gatherings, to a booming industry of challenges that require players to possess charm, cunning and skills of deduction. Isobel Lewis investigates our renewed love of a very traditional pasttime
The games scene has gone from naff or tedious options that only serve to cause tension at family gatherings, to a booming industry of challenges that require players to possess charm, cunning and skills of deduction. Isobel Lewis investigates our renewed love of a very traditional pasttime