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It’s Okay to Not Be a Board-Game Person - The Atlantic

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Play can be a great shortcut to bonding. But I’d rather just have a conversation.

Listen − 1.0 x + Seek 0:00 6:30 Several years ago, I moved to a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, and a co-worker invited me over for a classic social tradition: a game night. I don’t like board games. When I’m hanging out with others, I much prefer the free flow of conversation to the structure of competition. The moment someone starts explaining the rules to something like Gloomhaven or Codenames, my brain tends to involuntarily tune out, a defense mechanism against unwanted and useless information. So obviously, eager to make new friends, I told my co-worker I was in. The evening was grim

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