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Board game sales are booming as people seek off-screen connections (www.the-independent.com)
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Board games have gained popularity among 16- to 25-year-olds, who are now putting them "at the heart" of their social life, Koegler said.

An international barometer compiled by Asmodee and Kantar in 2026 showed that 74% of the so-called "Gen Z" thought that in-person experiences were more important than digital ones.

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[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 16 hours ago

I'll continue to play the games I enjoy playing, including Catan, despite your opinion on them. I don't care how long you've been playing Catan nor how old it is, people still play Chess and Go ffs. Checkers is like 5,000 years old, I'm sure it's beneath you but that's a bit older than 30yr, and people still love it.

I said it before and I say it again, it's ok to let people enjoy things, you don't have to tell them why they're wrong for enjoying it.

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