But the underlying appeal of board games, which is the interaction involved, remains unchanged. The inventions of the radio and the television failed to squash board games, and there have not been any innovations in the last decade which pose any serious threat to their future. Certainly some brands will die, but as society evolves, new games will emerge. I believe people will still be playing games 1,000 years from now. In a world in which ever-increasing hours of our lives seem to involve our eyeballs being glued to some sort of screen or another, board games offer a chance to sit with family members and friends.
Games are a good way to get to know people better.
You get to see people react to a variety of social situations. So board games let us get together. That much is obvious. But they also appeal to us in deeper ways. They're defiantly three-dimensional.