If you go back to the days when you were young and when smartphones did not exist, everyone of us will remember board games being a part of those times. Ludo, Chess, Scrabble, and Monopoly being some of the most popular board games that are played. Around the world, with digital expansion, buying board games online has become the norm these days. The sales are increasing year after year. The Internet and social media have helped build the craze for online multiplayer board games by bringing the world together on a platform. If only that was it, but playing board games also helps improve blood circulation and maintain blood pressure. Did you know, Endorphins, the “happy hormone” is released when you play games which also improves conscious and unconscious mind functions. But how? With COVID-19 and other precautionary norms over our head? Fret not, because digital media has more ways than you know to keep you connected with fun-filled board games that you can play in the comfort of your house whilst maintaining social distancing. There is a need for friends and family to spare some time to bond and spend quality time together. Life can be boring at times and with work, there should also be some leisure time. Heard of the phrase “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. It was perceived as a great way to release stress so people started playing such games remotely. The lockdown post the pandemic made people’s life boring and made them crave for social connection for which many turned to board games. WIth the coronavirus hitting our lives and then the followed stay at home orders were reasons good enough to resurrect the popularity of board games.
The board games market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 10% during the period 2018-2024. Multiple players playing together and interacting at the same time helps them reduce stress. Even when life has become so stressful for people with their busy lives, they turn to board games and take it as one of the ways to deal with stress. They allow people to interact, spend time together, and have fun. Electronic gadgets and devices that have slowed down the real social interaction (not considering the virtual interaction, here) but board games do just the opposite. These are good enough reasons for the ongoing rise of board games but that’s not it. They act as a medium to bring family and friends together encouraging cooperation, social interaction and stress relief. In the times where technology has taken over our lives, board games are still paving a way for people to stay connected online and offline.
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