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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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[-] FrodoSpark@piefed.social 3 points 12 hours ago

In another thread I recommended Quacks. It's a push your luck game where you play as a quack doctor. It's a good game for all levels of experience, at least imo. It's not complicated to explain to new players, yet with all the permutations of rulesets there's a lot of emergent complexity for more experienced players. I think the push your luck aspect also adds to this, as I've had first timers beat me just cause I drew poorly. Some people may really hate that though, but I think it's more fun for newer players to have a chance even at my expense. It's also really fun to peer pressure your friends into drawing too much.

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