In 1999, sales increased 6 percent. The 40th anniversary edition of Life features minivans and a square that requires a purchase of a high-definition television. Canasta, for example, just might be teetering on extinction. His company, GMT Games, mostly produces military and war games, which is a niche market. Hasbro started its Family Game Night campaign in 1998.
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.