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. His company, GMT Games, mostly produces military and war games, which is a niche market. But the company branched into family card games recently, including a promising title called Galaxy. When he goes to military-game conventions these days, many of his predominantly male customers express an interest in games that can bring the family together. 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.